wall in
phrasal verb
walled in; walling in; walls in
: to surround (something) with a wall or with something that is like a wall
The school grounds are walled in.
They walled the garden in with rows of thick shrubs.
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Paint the walls in a cool color, but make your accent pillows a warm color.
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Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026
That summer, Regina’s baby, then a newborn, had spent the end of August there in her bassinet, spared from the heat inside, where only a sliver of sun would hit the eastward wall in the early morning.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Ferguson then explained the forces that had to converge to lead the series' casting director, Jeff Greenberg, to walk directly into a glass wall in front of the whole cast and crew.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
Sam Malinski tried to poke the puck ahead along the left wall in the offensive zone, but Ducks captain Radko Gudas intercepted it and sent the visitors in the other direction.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
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Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026
That summer, Regina’s baby, then a newborn, had spent the end of August there in her bassinet, spared from the heat inside, where only a sliver of sun would hit the eastward wall in the early morning.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Ferguson then explained the forces that had to converge to lead the series' casting director, Jeff Greenberg, to walk directly into a glass wall in front of the whole cast and crew.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
Sam Malinski tried to poke the puck ahead along the left wall in the offensive zone, but Ducks captain Radko Gudas intercepted it and sent the visitors in the other direction.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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