1
: a minor part (as in a dramatic production)
also
: an actor having such a part
2
: a college athlete who tries out for an athletic team without having been recruited or offered a scholarship
Examples of walk-on in a Sentence
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His arrival could trumpet a UCLA pipeline to Harvard-Westlake after the Bruins also brought in forward Christian Horry, the son of former Lakers forward Robert Horry, as a walk-on.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Walk-On's was started by a pair of Louisiana State University walk-on basketball players in 2003 and eventually received financial backing from Brees.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 3 May 2024
Also gone are forward Cade Alger, a former walk-on who received a scholarship last season, and walk-on guard Ryan Schwarz.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
Schrader also earned the Burlsworth Trophy, awarded annually to the most outstanding former walk-on in the country.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
This guy went from Truman State to walk-on at Mizzou to being the SEC’s best back on one of the nation’s best teams, putting up great games against the best competition Mizzou faced last season.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Beau was a high school standout as well and a walk-on to UNC’s basketball team.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
But that would require someone else among the 13 scholarship players entering the portal or becoming a walk-on.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
The list includes athletes who received commitment letters from Ivy League schools and military service academies, but does not include players offered preferred walk-on status.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2024
Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Walk-On's was started by a pair of Louisiana State University walk-on basketball players in 2003 and eventually received financial backing from Brees.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 3 May 2024
Also gone are forward Cade Alger, a former walk-on who received a scholarship last season, and walk-on guard Ryan Schwarz.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
Schrader also earned the Burlsworth Trophy, awarded annually to the most outstanding former walk-on in the country.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
This guy went from Truman State to walk-on at Mizzou to being the SEC’s best back on one of the nation’s best teams, putting up great games against the best competition Mizzou faced last season.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Beau was a high school standout as well and a walk-on to UNC’s basketball team.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
But that would require someone else among the 13 scholarship players entering the portal or becoming a walk-on.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
The list includes athletes who received commitment letters from Ivy League schools and military service academies, but does not include players offered preferred walk-on status.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-on. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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