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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An Illinois man recently discovered a hidden treasure behind a wall in his childhood home. —

Toria Sheffield, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025 People place roses at Ban Nam Khem tsunami memorial wall in Thailand in 2014.Borja Sanchez Trillo / Getty Images file She and her team were tasked with burying bodies to preserve them, then digging them up to try to identify them and return them to families. —

Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024 Similarly, the walls in the interior public spaces are tinted in deep jewel tones and decorated with a textural mix of clever antiques and vintage objects. —

Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024 The thing is, the walls in the House of Villains house are very thin. —

Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wall in