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.
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Outfielder Benny Montgomery, looking to gain attention in camp, drew a walk with a good at-bat in the eighth and hit a three-run double off the right-field wall in Colorado’s six-run ninth inning.
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Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025
The installation, a new work that follows a similar installation at Munch, covers the walls in scrolls which Baird has filled with bodies suffering violence and conflict.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025
One such project was transforming a wall in South Miami after the death of George Floyd in May 2020.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Just about every day, Marian Catholic’s Taylor Bolton walks past a series of large photos on a wall in a hallway near the gym that commemorate the school’s postseason accomplishments.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025
The installation, a new work that follows a similar installation at Munch, covers the walls in scrolls which Baird has filled with bodies suffering violence and conflict.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025
One such project was transforming a wall in South Miami after the death of George Floyd in May 2020.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Just about every day, Marian Catholic’s Taylor Bolton walks past a series of large photos on a wall in a hallway near the gym that commemorate the school’s postseason accomplishments.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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