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.
Examples of walk into in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The solution, according to the ad, is to walk into a warm, cozy, unreal McDonald’s restaurant and hide out until January.
—
Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
When the games descend on Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, our athletes are walking into the lion’s den of style.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 16 Dec. 2025
Either during or shortly after, Brown walked into the office and Humphreys immediately attacked.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Two more men, ages 25 and 31, walked into a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries as officers were still at the scene of the shooting.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for walk into
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
When the games descend on Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, our athletes are walking into the lion’s den of style.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 16 Dec. 2025
Either during or shortly after, Brown walked into the office and Humphreys immediately attacked.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Two more men, ages 25 and 31, walked into a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries as officers were still at the scene of the shooting.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for walk into
Cite this Entry
“Walk into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20into. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share