How to Use walk-on in a Sentence

walk-on

noun

• Class might have a chance to walk-on at San Diego State.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2023
• For now, walk-on Terrell Walden stands as the No. 5 back.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
• His academics helped keep him on the field as a walk-on nose tacle.
  — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2025
• Check out a tweet with footage of the Survivor walk-on below.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2023
• The bench was thrilled for the walk-on from Bristol, who hadn’t scored in his two seasons with the Huskies.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2024
• Butcher is a preferred walk-on, but he’s proven able to boot the ball a long way.
  — Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
• This all creates a math problem for the two dozen walk-ons on the roster.
  — Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
• Check out the Tonight Show walk-on, preview video and tour dates below.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2024
• The brand also shares that one attendee has the chance to win a walk-on role in a Mahogany film.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 Sep. 2023
• The Star was told by a source that Shelby will start his KU career as a walk-on.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024
• Hank The Dog was a walk-on for the Milwaukee Brewers after the team found him in 2014.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
• That and his son, Steven Izzo, plans to come back for a fifth season as a walk-on guard.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2023
• Isaac is a freshman at UW, a walk-on on the basketball team.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2023
• O’Dell is a walk-on who rose to backup QB on last season’s depth chart.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
• The rest of the group is comprised of walk-ons or incoming freshmen.
  — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2025
• O’Dell, a 6-foot-2 walk-on from La Puente, has been Mayden’s backup most of the season.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2023
• The walk-ons do not count against the new limit of 15 scholarship players as set by the NCAA.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
• Gets a small walk-on role and understudies the lead, and then the top dog loses his voice.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
• Beau was a high school standout as well and a walk-on to UNC’s basketball team.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
• Rick Neuheisel went from walk-on to Rose Bowl champion.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
• The walk-on nobody had heard of before Wednesday night threatened to sue the New York Times.
  — USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2023
• That has meant the Wolf position has been largely filled by walk-ons this spring.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 28 Mar. 2023
• In any story of success, failure has had at least a walk-on role.
  — Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2023
• But the Aztecs iced it on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Mayden to walk-on running back Leo Kemp with 2:54 to play.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
• Sophomore walk-on Martin Blake made some noise at the end of the spring game and is intriguing as well.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2023
• Pichardo was a freshman walk-on, and was not promised any playing time.
  — Meg Oliver, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2023
• The country superstar bid on, and won, a walk-on role for a future Mark Wahlberg movie.
  — Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
• Boehm was recruited to the SEC program as a preferred walk-on.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 30 Jan. 2024
• Hecht is a former walk-on who rose up the ranks in a K-State program known for churning out big, mean fellas.
  — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
• Savarino, who was 20 at the time of the incident, was a walk-on for his grandfather’s team and played in 13 games.
  — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026