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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The guns were plastic-wrapped and stashed behind a false wall in a utility trailer.
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
There are also eight new board members and a new donor wall in the theater.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Dust the rest of the walls in their entirety.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
In another, a man faces a wall in a hexagonal room.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
There are also eight new board members and a new donor wall in the theater.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Dust the rest of the walls in their entirety.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
In another, a man faces a wall in a hexagonal room.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wall in
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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