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

Two men grazed by bullets during a birthday party shooting in Stockton that killed four people, including three children, later walked into a nearby hospital for treatment, authorities said. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025

Hosting the 20-1 defending champions, the undermanned Warriors are walking into their toughest test yet. —Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025

Just from the tiniest things, walking into a cold studio in the morning, and all these young things running about. —Charlotte Observer, 3 Dec. 2025

And walking into a precinct scene with Wendell Pierce was like something out of a dream for me! —Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for walk into

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue