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 After making contact with the woman, the bear then walked into the woods between 475 Oak Ave. and Watch Hill Road, according to police. —

Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2024 Three artists, a band and a building walk into the Kennedy Center. —

Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 18 July 2024 One of the pivotal scenes showed John Mara knock and walk into Schoen’s office, with director of player personnel Tim McDonnell and assistant GM Brandon Brown sitting across the GM’s desk. —

Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024 Cameras in the convention hall filmed him walking into a luxury box, a large bandage over his right ear. —

Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for walk into

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