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.

Examples of walk into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Casada and Cothren first walked into the courthouse in 2022, when the corruption charges against them were unsealed. Amber Roberson, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025 Reddit user depressed_n_obsessed, now out of harm's way, wanted to share the hilarious, yet scary, situation that happened when walking into the home of two golden retrievers. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 If a patient walks into an ORA 4X location in Sacramento and then visits our office in Roseville, the experience should feel seamless. Devan Dalla, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 One of his earliest memories features his mother and Williams, who died in 2014, walking into his childhood bedroom one night. Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for walk into

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Walk into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20into. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!