wall in
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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Romero led off the bottom of the first with a rocket double to the wall in left-center.
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm hammered a four-seam fastball that skimmed the top of the strike zone over the center-field wall in the first inning.
—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Right fielder Jarrod Hocking followed up with a two-bagger off the top of the wall in left for a one-run lead.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 31 May 2026
The video then shows Henderson stumbling towards a wall in the area, where someone can be seen calling for help.
—Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 31 May 2026
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm hammered a four-seam fastball that skimmed the top of the strike zone over the center-field wall in the first inning.
—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Right fielder Jarrod Hocking followed up with a two-bagger off the top of the wall in left for a one-run lead.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 31 May 2026
The video then shows Henderson stumbling towards a wall in the area, where someone can be seen calling for help.
—Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 31 May 2026
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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