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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Johnson walked into the store and behind the sales counter.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Joe, Kamilla, Kyle, Eva, and Mitch walked into the finale, but only one walked out a champion.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 May 2025
Court documents, obtained by The Associated Press, show Johnson walked into the convenience store Harris was working at with a bottle of lighter fluid and a cigarette lighter.
—Stepheny Price , Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
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—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Joe, Kamilla, Kyle, Eva, and Mitch walked into the finale, but only one walked out a champion.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 May 2025
Court documents, obtained by The Associated Press, show Johnson walked into the convenience store Harris was working at with a bottle of lighter fluid and a cigarette lighter.
—Stepheny Price , Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
The Class of 2025 isn’t walking into a predictable world.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 21 May 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 24 May. 2025.
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