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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Joey Bart hit a ball off the wall in center, just beyond the reach of centerfielder Cedric Mullins, for a double.
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Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Chase Silseth got Soriano out of a sixth-inning jam by getting Gavin Sheets to fly out to the wall in right.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Jackson then pulled a 1-0 fastball over the wall in left for his fifth homer.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Drinks downed, the guests’ gazes landed on the horological wall in front of them.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
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Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Chase Silseth got Soriano out of a sixth-inning jam by getting Gavin Sheets to fly out to the wall in right.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Jackson then pulled a 1-0 fastball over the wall in left for his fifth homer.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Drinks downed, the guests’ gazes landed on the horological wall in front of them.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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