walled

past tense of wall

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Rosemaund sits in the agricultural heart of Herefordshire, surrounded by apple orchards and red, barley‑growing soils.
    Lewis Chester, Robb Report, 27 June 2026
  • Fatty acids are long chains of carbon surrounded by hydrogen atoms.
    Rosemary Trout, Scientific American, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • While the Civil War was fought far from Pittsburgh's streets, its impact can still be found here today — in the graves of arsenal workers, in the medals of hometown heroes, and in the stories preserved for future generations.
    Christopher DeRose, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Since then, Hawks says, the team has unearthed other bones that might be better preserved, and sampling and sequencing technologies have also improved.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Representatives from hostile states like Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea are circumscribed in their movements, typically limited to a small radius around their official posts—an embassy, a consulate, a permanent mission to the UN.
    Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Eventually, the area in the Pentagon where reporters were allowed was circumscribed to a single corridor outside the press room – even though the public affairs officers who worked most closely with reporters were in an office on the other side of the 6½-million-square-foot building.
    Kathy Kiely, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Helsinki is buffered by more than 300 islands, and its harbor is always busy.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
  • Commitment to the greater good buffered the AI aversion.
    Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • The trailer was enclosed with a makeshift toilet, a sofa and camping chairs.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
  • Investigators said that the trailer was enclosed with a makeshift toilet and seating, and authorities were first notified by passersby who saw fingers reaching through gaps in the trailer's doors.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • This ancient developmental program, deeply conserved, can also be radically repurposed, as seen in the star-nosed mole's sensory tentacles.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • These nuclei are extremely well conserved across different species through evolution, all the way from lampreys to humans.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • In the second half of the race, Verstappen closed in on Russell before Russell pitted for fresh tires.
    Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • Bud’s Buffet, the downtown lunch spot that closed in 2020, reopened last Wednesday under new owner Haroon Khan as a halal Tex-Mex fast casual concept.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Today, the Green is encircled by Whitfield, Broad, Park and Boston streets.
    Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
  • Lend your home a bohemian touch with Safavieh’s rug encircled with jute medallions.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026
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“Walled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walled. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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