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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Grove walked into the Dodgers clubhouse with his right arm in a sling Sunday morning but quietly declined to speak with reporters.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
The couple met two years before becoming husband and wife in 1964 when Parton walked into the same laundromat Dean was in.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Put another way, Nichols was much more likely to transform a room walked into if Burton and those like him were in it, as opposed to any old room.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Created by Erin Foster, Nobody Wants This follows an agnostic podcast host and an unconventional rabbi on the rebound walk into a party.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
The couple met two years before becoming husband and wife in 1964 when Parton walked into the same laundromat Dean was in.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Put another way, Nichols was much more likely to transform a room walked into if Burton and those like him were in it, as opposed to any old room.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Created by Erin Foster, Nobody Wants This follows an agnostic podcast host and an unconventional rabbi on the rebound walk into a party.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Mar. 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 Mar. 2025.
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