walk·out
ˈwȯk-ˌau̇t 
1
2
: the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval
walked out; walking out; walks out
Examples of walkout in a Sentence
Noun
Hundreds of workers staged a walkout to protest conditions in the factory.
after four weeks of the walkout, management gave in
Verb
we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us
the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months
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Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Sep. 2025
His three sons then joined him during Argentina’s walkout and national anthem.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Over 100 students walked out of the school and through part of the Village of Wauwatosa before returning to the school.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Leaders from duPont Manual's chapter of Students Demand Action called for a ban on assault weapons and organized a walkout yesterday with hundreds of students.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Sep. 2025
His three sons then joined him during Argentina’s walkout and national anthem.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
When Northern Democrats would not agree to militant pro-slavery demands such as passage of a federal slave code guaranteeing slavery’s westward expansion, Southern Democrats walked out.
—Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Over 100 students walked out of the school and through part of the Village of Wauwatosa before returning to the school.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Walkout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walkout. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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walkout
1 of 2 noun
walk·out
ˈwȯ-ˌkau̇t
2
: the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval
walk out
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)wȯ-ˈkau̇t
1
: to go on strike
2
: to leave suddenly often as an expression of disapproval
Legal Definition
walkout
noun
walk·out
ˈwȯk-ˌau̇t
1
: strike
2
: the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval
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