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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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Students at a middle school in Germany staged a walkout in February over anti-DEI measures that was timed to coincide with Hegseth visiting the country.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Anna Rowlands, Time, 12 May 2025
Pat McAfee Pat McAfee walked out with a football jersey, but wrestled shirtless.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
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Noun
The walkout by members of Local 788 and Local 766 comes amid soaring profits for Lockheed, which made $24 billion over the past three years and paid its CEO $66 million.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Students at a middle school in Germany staged a walkout in February over anti-DEI measures that was timed to coincide with Hegseth visiting the country.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
That was the man who walked out smiling, a little overwhelmed but entirely calm, into the late afternoon Roman sunshine, to the roars of a stunned and exhilarated crowd.
—Anna Rowlands, Time, 12 May 2025
Pat McAfee Pat McAfee walked out with a football jersey, but wrestled shirtless.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
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“Walkout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walkout. Accessed 21 May. 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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