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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As guests don waders and walk into the shallow bay to the floating baskets where Navy Cove cultivates its bivalves, co-owner Eric Bradley shells out oyster-farming facts.
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Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Anybody out in the woods doesn’t expect to walk into a village of murderers — of cannibal murderers.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
This morning, my wife Maya walked into my home office and placed a bowl of fruit on my desk.
—Wayne Chan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Imagine walking into a supermarket and finding only two options on the shelves—we'd be outraged.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Anybody out in the woods doesn’t expect to walk into a village of murderers — of cannibal murderers.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
This morning, my wife Maya walked into my home office and placed a bowl of fruit on my desk.
—Wayne Chan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Imagine walking into a supermarket and finding only two options on the shelves—we'd be outraged.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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