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.
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Carson later recalled walking into the kitchen the next morning to see his father visibly shaken at the dining room table.
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Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
This perplexing Pearsall predicament particularly matters because the Niners are walking into a buzzsaw.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The bull disappeared at a steady walk into some timber.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2026
In 1993, a young couple expecting their first child walked into my office.
—Richard Besser, STAT, 6 Jan. 2026
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Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
This perplexing Pearsall predicament particularly matters because the Niners are walking into a buzzsaw.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The bull disappeared at a steady walk into some timber.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2026
In 1993, a young couple expecting their first child walked into my office.
—Richard Besser, STAT, 6 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for walk into
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“Walk into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20into. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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