walk in on
phrasal verb
walked in on; walking in on; walks in on
: to enter a room and interrupt (someone or something)
He walked in on me when I was getting dressed.
She walked in on the meeting.
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More than a month ago, a member of Kelce’s team walked in on a quiet Friday afternoon and asked for permission to film in the space.
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Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Season 2’s opening episode includes a sequence in which the Jenningses’ daughter walks in on her parents having oral sex, 69 style.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Players and coaches would walk in on a game week and occasionally see mousetraps cocked and ready in the corners of the facility.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2025
During their stay, according to family members and personal notes, the stepdaughter, by then 14, walked in on Errol in her room allegedly sniffing her dirty underwear.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Season 2’s opening episode includes a sequence in which the Jenningses’ daughter walks in on her parents having oral sex, 69 style.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Players and coaches would walk in on a game week and occasionally see mousetraps cocked and ready in the corners of the facility.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2025
During their stay, according to family members and personal notes, the stepdaughter, by then 14, walked in on Errol in her room allegedly sniffing her dirty underwear.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Walk in on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20in%20on. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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