walkabout

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Recent Examples of walkabout In 2022, during a walkabout in Wales to celebrate St. David’s Day, Kate—who was wearing green for the occasion—was asked by a well-wisher what her favorite color was. Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 12 Feb. 2026 Despite the callouts during the walkabout, King Charles did not appear to respond, continuing down the line of people and shaking hands, the outlet said. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026 The intent is to have someone visit once a week for a walkabout to meet with local businesses and forge relationships for future collaborations. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026 During the walkabout, William stopped for selfies, consoled a woman who appeared to have injured her hand and chatted with locals, sometimes with the help of a translator. Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for walkabout
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Noun
  • In their initial trips to the plate in the second inning, Caglianone doubled, Collins doubled him home, and Isbel singled to score Collins.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The trip to the moon will take about four days.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Still, cuts to the airport security agency would come at a critical time for air travel with rising concerns about air safety after more than 500 TSA officers quit in recent weeks and amid a longstanding shortage of air traffic controllers.
    Reuters, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • As the war in Iran rages on, both rising oil prices and consumers’ decreasing desire to jet-set in uncertain times hang like a dark cloud over the industry, threatening to upend air travel across the world.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • From yoga classes at the crack of dawn to excursions that range from whale-watching to geological expeditions and beyond, the staff here make magic happen.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
  • After two major delays, NASA made history on April 1 and launched a crew of four astronauts on a 10-day expedition around the moon and back.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The trek was in support of his 2025 LP American Heart, while the Wanted Man tour takes its name from a track off that album.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The only way to Son Doong is on foot—a trek of a day and a half.
    Nicole Young, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Folks of all ages will appreciate the nightly Sirenna ritual, which involves a musical march from the lobby down to the sand, where adults are served a local favorite alcoholic chocolate drink, and kids’ eyes will pop when a mermaid appears through the plexiglass window of the infinity pool.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
  • He was arrested in 2021 while urging Congress to protect voting rights, and led a march for criminal justice reform that same year.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Prices for Raspberry Pi boards are going up once again, the third hike in four months, following surges in December and February.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Prosecutors allege Konig attacked his wife on that hike, striking her multiple times in an attempted killing.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Logan told Outside that the River Trail closure could put hikers descending the South Kaibab in a dangerous situation, requiring them to either hike back up the steeper South Kaibab trail or embark on a lengthy traverse to reach the Bright Angel trail.
    Outside, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Around dusk, the two climbers attached mechanical ascenders to it and, hanging upside down like tree sloths, made the long, slow traverse to my platform.
    Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The scene inspired future comedy gags showing drifters and tramps losing their pants to dogs chasing them.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Told in a lingua franca of philosophy and academic jargon, Lucky’s speech has something to do with the collapse of reason and logic, and the futility of human progress, which is ultimately what tramps Estragon (Reeves) and Vladimir (Winter) are up against, too.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2025

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“Walkabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkabout. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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