walk into
phrasal verb
walked into; walking into; walks into
1
: to become involved in or fooled by (something) because one is not aware of what is really happening
He walked right into our trap.
"I can't believe you fell for that old joke!" "Yeah, I guess I walked right into that one."
2
chiefly British
: to get (a job) very easily
After college, she walked straight into a job.
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One by one, passersby have walked into the shade and smiled.
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 June 2025
The filmmakers wanted to get some shot of him walking into a local courthouse, so Rovet came along to try and confront him.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 13 June 2025
What To Know Videos on social media showed the group of drag artists walking into the theatre before the show began and being met with raucous applause.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
But at around 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, a 21-year-old Austrian man walked into what is supposed to be the safest of spaces, a school, and gunned down teenagers and at least one teacher, police said, in this country's second-biggest city.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 11 June 2025
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 June 2025
The filmmakers wanted to get some shot of him walking into a local courthouse, so Rovet came along to try and confront him.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 13 June 2025
What To Know Videos on social media showed the group of drag artists walking into the theatre before the show began and being met with raucous applause.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
But at around 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, a 21-year-old Austrian man walked into what is supposed to be the safest of spaces, a school, and gunned down teenagers and at least one teacher, police said, in this country's second-biggest city.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for walk into
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“Walk into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20into. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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