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

Don’t be surprised to walk into one of the best restaurants in the world, or step into a museum designed to challenge traditional institutions. —Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025

Just nine hours before the polls closed on Election Day in New York City, Zohran Mamdani walked into a crowded room full of dozens of NYC content creators and proceeded to answer a non-stop barrage of questions on everything from housing policy to childcare and LGBTQ rights. —Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025

Jacob plots to seduce his employers and gain an advantage from their industry connections, but unwittingly walks into a trap. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025

When Timothy Walsh walked into KPMG for the first time 33 years ago, he was handed a stack of loan files and sent straight to a copy machine. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for walk into

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