How to Use walking in a Sentence

walking

1 of 2 noun
  • She goes walking every day in the park.
  • And walking is a good first step.
    Helen Dennis, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • As for when to slot in crab walking?
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The group speeds up their walking to keep time with her.
    Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Speed-walking is the top speed, that’s it.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
  • That starts with duck-walking through clingy brush to find their eggs.
    Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 May 2026
  • On the hunt for new walking or running shoes for fall?
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Strap on your best walking shoes and pack a picnic.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Expect full days with a good amount of walking.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 June 2026
  • How much walking is needed to lose weight?
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Go on a free historic walking tour.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Cities here are designed for walking, which is tough to do in heels.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Cities here are designed for walking, which is tough to do in heels.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Stop in for a bite, since all that walking works up an appetite.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
  • There will be plenty of space to jog, stroll or bike along the walking trail.
    Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Dude is a walking, talking tank.
    Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
  • Her mind is sound, but the right arm is dead, and walking is more of a challenge.
    Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
  • With all that there is to offer, expect to do a lot of walking.
    Essence, 12 May 2026
  • Park in the lot and take the short walking trail up to the rim for gorgeous views from above.
    Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
  • Put on your walking shoes and reap the health benefits of a good walk.
    Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 29 Dec. 2025
  • To shop for more walking shoes at Target, keep scrolling.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The walking tours are free and last about 30 minutes.
    Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
  • For me, the meaning of walking didn’t arrive all at once.
    Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Food trucks are also on site, if your walking tour worked up an appetite.
    Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The area also has green space and a picturesque walking trail.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Keanu continues to make progress with his speech and walking skills.
    BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
  • This isn’t the first time a dog has amazed the internet with spinal walking.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Power-walking to the gate, even if boarding is still an hour away.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This puts you into good body alignment for faster walking.
    Wendy Bumgardner, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The real source of my joy, though, was the walking itself.
    Alison Cochrun, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025

walking

2 of 2 adjective
  • These favorites are all within walking distance of the Grand Bazaar.
    Olivia Wells, Town & Country, 2013-01-14
  • The next day was Labor Day, and no pharmacies were open within walking distance of my dad’s house.
    Alice Bolin, Longreads, 2018-06-26
  • Theirs is one of six houses and gardens on the tour, all within walking distance of downtown Chagrin Falls.
    Roxanne Washington, cleveland.com, 2018-04-25
  • Restaurants, churches, schools, shops, parks, a popular club and even City Hall are all within walking distance of one another.
    John Sharp, AL.com, 2018-02-16
  • In a region with no roads, people must carry food, water, and supplies along sloped paths, so walking uphill and downhill is an everyday activity.
    Rafael Núñez, National Geographic, 2016-04-13
  • The Cissells maximized their viewing area by strategically placing curved walking paths throughout their yard.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 2019-07-22
  • All of these were within close walking distance of Ratner’s, which was then the most famous Jewish dairy restaurant in Manhattan.
    Jamie Lauren Keiles, Vox, 2018-12-21
  • Just last month, the $23 million, five-story Hilton Garden Inn opened within walking distance of the new train station.
    John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 2017-04-09
  • To walk through Vancouver—and make no mistake, this is one of the great walking cities of North America—is to travel continuously between old and new.
    Claire Dederer, ELLE Decor, 2011-05-27
  • Napa Live Music Crawl Live music in 35 venues, some indoors, some outdoors, all within walking distance of each other.
    SFChronicle.com, 2018-06-28
  • This developing enclave has contemporary art galleries, fashion boutiques, and third-wave coffee spots, all within walking distance of each other (so there’s no need to keep flagging down taxis), something that’s still rare here.
    John Wogan, Condé Nast Traveler, 2018-03-28
  • That changed dramatically over the last six months, first with the debut of two new local craft breweries in Napa, both within walking distance of the Fieldwork tasting room that opened in late 2016.
    Daniel Barnes, sacbee, 2018-06-24

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