How to Use wall in in a Sentence

wall in

phrasal verb
Definition of wall innext
  • The shelves float on a wall in the colors of the ocean floor.
    — House Beautiful, 5 June 2023
  • On the way out, the man taped a flyer to a wall in the hallway.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2024
  • David Fry followed with a drive to the wall in left for the third out.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 July 2023
  • There on the wall in the dean’s office was that pamphlet again.
    — Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The first double hit off the wall in left field to score Josh Bell in the first inning.
    — Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The ball traveled 381 feet and over the wall in right-center field for a grand slam.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Ethan Garland launched a grand slam over the left field wall in the next at-bat for a 5-4 Braves lead.
    — Paul Shepherd, The Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2023
  • 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
  • Perez drilled a two-run homer over the center-field wall in the first inning.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Fourth inning Top: Williamson led off with a loud out to the wall in center.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 5 June 2023
  • Bishop and the seven others were lined up against a wall in the fort and gunned down.
    — Rennie Svirnovskiy, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
  • One live roach hung out on a stall wall in the women’s restroom.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Wade lined a knee-high sinker just high enough but plenty hard — 107.7 mph off the bat — to clear the wall in right field.
    — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Last week, the president moved ahead with portions of the Trump wall in Texas.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Mickelson has built far more walls in the last decade than bridges.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2023
  • In the case of Galveston, the storm surge from Hurricane Ike overtopped parts of the sea wall in 2008.
    — Time, 29 June 2023
  • Johnson hit the wall in center field making a catch against the Dodgers on April 13.
    — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The carpet matches the walls in the condo’s main bedroom.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Catcher Parker Stroh hit a solo home run over the right-field wall in the fourth.
    — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The 91 mph sinker that McMahon mashed over the left-field wall in the first inning was the fastest of the 17 pitches Hicks had thrown to begin the game.
    — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
  • It’ll be mounted - at its full length - along a wall in his living room.
    — Daniel Wu, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2023
  • It’ll be mounted — at its full length — along a wall in his living room.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
  • Paintings and photographs hang on gallery walls in the kitchen.
    — Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • In the exclusive clip above, the actor partners with Drew to knock down a wall in Christy’s room.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Herz stood and stared at the wall in disbelief as Arraez rounded the bases.
    — Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
  • Matt McLain lofted a high fly ball with topspin that carried over the wall in left field.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 30 July 2023
  • One out later, Korey Morton drive a high fastball over the wall in left, his 11th homer of the year.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2024
  • Once Laval comes to, firmly chained to the wall in a grimy out-of-town warehouse, some details begin to emerge.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Georgia Aquarium is home to one of the largest living coral reef walls in the United States.
    — Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Kalikow likes walls in a solid jewel tone, like a deep forest hue.
    — Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2024

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