How to Use walk in on in a Sentence
walk in on
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Vito walked in on the robbery and was robbed at gun point.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
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Mid–photo shoot, Jinx walks in on the girls and Margo is found out.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
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However, Park walks in on their discussion.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
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The Privacy Tent even includes a simple zipper loop lock to make sure no one walks in on you.
—New Atlas, 19 June 2026
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Most of the skeptics who walked in on Friday walked back out on Sunday soundly convinced.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
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At one point, Thomas’ wife — a dean at the school — nearly walked in on the two during one of those encounters in a classroom.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Allyshia walks in on Alexe and Bailey whispering about sending Sean home.
—EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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The gang was introduced to a new move when Ted walked in on Robin’s blind date, Mitch, sitting naked on the couch.
—Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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The singer walked in on a vignette of a couple watching Bad Bunny at the awards ceremony with their young son.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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After a night together, they were walked in on by Teddy — as well as her and Owen’s kids — with Nora still in bed, naked.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
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Satan then walks in on the Veep and president in the White House hot tub hatching the plan, but yells at Trump and runs off.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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When a patron walked in on a recent afternoon, Deutsch instantly greeted the familiar face.
—Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 May 2025
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Jefferson County deserves an assessor who walks in on day one knowing exactly what the job requires.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
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However, back at the hotel, Demi walks in on Miranda and Whitney talking about her.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
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Just like nobody walks in on day one performing at full capacity, AI needs feedback and training to reach its full potential.
—Robert Mallernee, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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Season 2’s opening episode includes a sequence in which the Jenningses’ daughter walks in on her parents having oral sex, 69 style.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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But his former coworker, 62-year-old Minnie Ruth McCollum, walked in on him, court records say.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
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Their first meeting was also an intimate one, when Sophie walks in on Margo and Margo drops her dress and exposes herself in the bathroom.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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The anaesthetist was gone for about eight minutes when a nurse walked in on him and another nurse alone in another operating room putting their clothes back on, according to the BBC.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutor allege that another woman, Lisa Lindahl, who was homeless and had a heroin and crack habit, visited Marcelin to do drugs in the apartment, and walked in on a crime scene.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
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According to Zeigler, Charlie Mays — a customer who owed the store money — shot him in the stomach when Zeigler walked in on a burglary alongside his family.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
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During their stay, according to family members and personal notes, the stepdaughter, by then 14, walked in on Errol in her room allegedly sniffing her dirty underwear.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
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There is a possibility that Kohberger planned to use that second weapon on Mogen as well, but had to abandon his plan when roommate Xana Kernodle walked in on the crime before she was killed.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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The season opens with Hannah accidentally walking in on Garrett in a locker room shower, whereupon the camera lingers on his muscular back, his rippling abs, the drops of water pouring down both.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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On several occasions, Journal Sentinel reporters accidentally walked in on Brenner, alone in a conference room, her body folded in pain, tissues to her eyes.
—Thomas Koetting, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Back in the city, William (Charles Vandervaart) walks in on Bree (Sophie Skelton) painting Amarantha (Carla Woodcock) and the baby.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
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Allegheny County Police are investigating a shooting that happened when a man walked in on his home along McNary Boulevard in Wilkinsburg being burglarized.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
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The finale concluded on an uncomfortable cliffhanger between Benny and Carmen, as the former walked in on the latter making out with his crush Miles (Rish Shah), leading to an unexpected confrontation in which Benny is accidentally outed to his sister.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 June 2026
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