walk in on
phrasal verb
walked in on; walking in on; walks in on
: to enter a room and interrupt (someone or something)
He walked in on me when I was getting dressed.
She walked in on the meeting.
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At one point, Thomas’ wife — a dean at the school — nearly walked in on the two during one of those encounters in a classroom.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Allegheny County Police are investigating a shooting that happened when a man walked in on his home along McNary Boulevard in Wilkinsburg being burglarized.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
But his former coworker, 62-year-old Minnie Ruth McCollum, walked in on him, court records say.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
However, back at the hotel, Demi walks in on Miranda and Whitney talking about her.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Allegheny County Police are investigating a shooting that happened when a man walked in on his home along McNary Boulevard in Wilkinsburg being burglarized.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
But his former coworker, 62-year-old Minnie Ruth McCollum, walked in on him, court records say.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
However, back at the hotel, Demi walks in on Miranda and Whitney talking about her.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for walk in on
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“Walk in on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20in%20on. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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