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
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In the first photo, her son, Moses, and look-alike daughter, Apple, are seen walking into Lou, a restaurant in Nashville.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2024
Steve gave me my own space to really walk into this industry and throw myself in the deep end, without any stabilizers.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
He’s also managed to build an interestingly secretive digital persona – pictures of the young political advisor walking into the Casa Rosada wearing dark sunglasses and smoking cigarettes have led to comparisons with characters from the British crime drama, Peaky Blinders.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Gilson grew up in the capital region but remembers first walking into Vic’s in high school and says the ice cream parlor hasn’t changed much.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024
In a video posted to Kravitz’s Instagram account, the musician walked into Buc-ee’s and posed for photos around the store with fans, notably in front of Buc-ee’s bakery section (wherein lay their signature kolaches).
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024
Someone walked into a store and walked out without paying for about $30 worth of items.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
The victim told police the suspect attempted to walk into the business again approximately ten minutes later and was once again denied entry.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2024
Two men, as seen on surveillance footage released by police, walked into the same fast-food restaurant.
—Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2024
Steve gave me my own space to really walk into this industry and throw myself in the deep end, without any stabilizers.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
He’s also managed to build an interestingly secretive digital persona – pictures of the young political advisor walking into the Casa Rosada wearing dark sunglasses and smoking cigarettes have led to comparisons with characters from the British crime drama, Peaky Blinders.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Gilson grew up in the capital region but remembers first walking into Vic’s in high school and says the ice cream parlor hasn’t changed much.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024
In a video posted to Kravitz’s Instagram account, the musician walked into Buc-ee’s and posed for photos around the store with fans, notably in front of Buc-ee’s bakery section (wherein lay their signature kolaches).
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024
Someone walked into a store and walked out without paying for about $30 worth of items.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
The victim told police the suspect attempted to walk into the business again approximately ten minutes later and was once again denied entry.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2024
Two men, as seen on surveillance footage released by police, walked into the same fast-food restaurant.
—Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Walk into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20into. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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