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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After the inning, Skubal walked into the dugout, sat down and flung his hat underneath the bench.
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
And my father, who was street, taught me how to walk into those settings in the first place.
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
The time from when the victims walked into the frame of the video to the start of the shooting was seven seconds.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
For DeCesare’s family, that minute — when a man walked into a restaurant with a handgun and decided to open fire — shattered them.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
And my father, who was street, taught me how to walk into those settings in the first place.
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
The time from when the victims walked into the frame of the video to the start of the shooting was seven seconds.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
For DeCesare’s family, that minute — when a man walked into a restaurant with a handgun and decided to open fire — shattered them.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
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 29 Sep. 2025.
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