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.

Examples of wall in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Dodgers had rallied for two runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a 3-2 lead, Ohtani leading off with a 112.7-mph line drive that Rafaela, the Red Sox shortstop, nearly caught with a leap before the ball rolled to the wall in left-center field for a double. —Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024

The walls in this room have a shadow boxing detail below a chair rail and windows that face south and west. —James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024

Place the edge of the knee kicker on the carpet about 3 inches out from the wall in the corner. —Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2024

In the second inning, Kwan homered on a pitch near the top of the strike zone that flew past the wall in center field, giving the Guardians a four-run advantage. —Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024