walk into

phrasal verb

walked into; walking into; walks into

: 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."

chiefly British : to get (a job) very easily

After college, she walked straight into a job.

Examples of walk into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Another worker said Wiggins, who is a former employee, walked into the store and asked to hug her. —

Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 11 June 2024 Imagine walking into the voting booth and looking at the ballot. —

Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2024 On two recent occasions, a foreign tourist walked into Shoji Matsumoto’s barbershop, through a front door that grates loudly when opened more than halfway, wanting a haircut. —

Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 7 June 2024 The second victim ran from the scene but walked into an East Bay hospital later that night. —

Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for walk into

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