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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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Specific rallies have been organized in line with the walkout, including in Liverpool with speakers from other groups such as the Liverpool Trades Council and Merseyside Pensioners Association set to join the protests.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Mull had just walked out of a smoke shop in the strip mall and toward his green Kawasaki motorcycle, parked outside, when undercover deputies arrived to try to detain him, video from the helicopter shows.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Netanyahu brought his characteristic fiery and pugilistic rhetoric to the assembly in New York, a venue he's spoken at many times before, and where diplomatic walkouts in protest at leaders' speeches are a common occurrence.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Specific rallies have been organized in line with the walkout, including in Liverpool with speakers from other groups such as the Liverpool Trades Council and Merseyside Pensioners Association set to join the protests.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Hamas directly during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, which got off to a fraught start as dozens of delegates walked out upon his arrival.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Mull had just walked out of a smoke shop in the strip mall and toward his green Kawasaki motorcycle, parked outside, when undercover deputies arrived to try to detain him, video from the helicopter shows.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Walkout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walkout. Accessed 29 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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