1
: a minor part (as in a dramatic production)
also
: an actor having such a part
2
: a college athlete who tries out for an athletic team without having been recruited or offered a scholarship
Examples of walk-on in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Not to diminish walk-ons and other college athletes who might face a roster squeeze and won’t be protected by their schools, but consider the massive and looming changes that aren’t in debate.
—
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 May 2025
Two starting corners return — senior Marcus Allen and junior Kaleb Cost — and UNC added Thaddeus Dixon, a former walk-on who earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors at Washington in 2024, in the winter portal window.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Co-created by Powell and Michael Waldron, the show from 20th Television is based on a popular 2022 sketch in which Eli Manning showed up at Penn State’s walk-on tryouts in disguise.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 May 2025
The video was made by Eli and Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions for ESPN+ that saw the younger Manning don a wig and prosthetic nose to go undercover as a walk-on for Penn State University’s football tryouts.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for walk-on
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.
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 May 2025
Two starting corners return — senior Marcus Allen and junior Kaleb Cost — and UNC added Thaddeus Dixon, a former walk-on who earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors at Washington in 2024, in the winter portal window.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Co-created by Powell and Michael Waldron, the show from 20th Television is based on a popular 2022 sketch in which Eli Manning showed up at Penn State’s walk-on tryouts in disguise.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 May 2025
The video was made by Eli and Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions for ESPN+ that saw the younger Manning don a wig and prosthetic nose to go undercover as a walk-on for Penn State University’s football tryouts.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for walk-on
Cite this Entry
“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-on. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share