wall in

verb

walled in; walling in; walls in
Synonyms of wall innext
: 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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But with one out in the sixth inning, Detmers (3-7) left a fastball up to Wetherholt, who lined his 15th homer of the season over the wall in center field to break the tie and knock Detmers out of the game. Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 Sears had allowed only a single and faced the minimum 13 batters when Michael Harris II tied the game with a home run that sailed just beyond the tall wall in right field with one out in the fifth. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026 White All the design experts recommended white walls in a bathroom with different approaches. Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 20 July 2026 Right fielder Jac Caglianone made a leaping catch against the right-field wall in the first inning and Lane Thomas corralled a sinking line drive with a sliding catch in the sixth. Kansas City Star, 18 July 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 25 Jul. 2026.

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