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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New areas for sponsorship include digital signage on the batter’s eye wall in center field, dugouts and behind the pitching mound. —

Megan Poinski, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 Betts ran towards the right field line and the corner wall in an attempt to catch a foul ball from Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres. —

Jill Martin, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024 With one out, Shohei Ohtani roped a double off the wall in right, then took third when the cut-off throw got away from second baseman Gleyber Torres. —

Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024 Place vacation souvenirs, plants, art prints, and figurines that don't quite match the rest of your home on shelves or the walls in your cozy cave. —

Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wall in