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.
Examples of wall in in a Sentence
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Upstairs also has some interesting features, including a throne not exactly fit for a king ― the toilet sits in the middle of the master bathroom up against a thin wall in front of the shower.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
Nick Gordon led off that inning with a solo home run, his fly ball to the wall in right field going off Andy Pages’ glove as Pages reached over the scoreboard.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 6 May 2024
The blaze was able to spread so rapidly because of a lack of finished walls in the building, and the breeze that carried the unrestricted flames and ash, Johnson said.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
There are four large screens attached to walls in the front half of the courtroom, showing a live video stream of proceedings.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen accounted for the only damage: a solo home run that cleared the left-field wall in the seventh.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024
Having a vocabulary word wall in multiple languages supports their ability to form new language skills.
—Jorge Santos, Parents, 1 May 2024
As the promotional push for Swift’s latest album revs up, fans are revisiting interviews from years past, decoding speeches and peace signs from award shows, and studying the text of a graffiti wall in the background of a music video.
—Kyley Schultz, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
One live roach hung out on a stall wall in the women’s restroom.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
Nick Gordon led off that inning with a solo home run, his fly ball to the wall in right field going off Andy Pages’ glove as Pages reached over the scoreboard.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 6 May 2024
The blaze was able to spread so rapidly because of a lack of finished walls in the building, and the breeze that carried the unrestricted flames and ash, Johnson said.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
There are four large screens attached to walls in the front half of the courtroom, showing a live video stream of proceedings.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen accounted for the only damage: a solo home run that cleared the left-field wall in the seventh.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024
Having a vocabulary word wall in multiple languages supports their ability to form new language skills.
—Jorge Santos, Parents, 1 May 2024
As the promotional push for Swift’s latest album revs up, fans are revisiting interviews from years past, decoding speeches and peace signs from award shows, and studying the text of a graffiti wall in the background of a music video.
—Kyley Schultz, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
One live roach hung out on a stall wall in the women’s restroom.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 13 May. 2024.
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