How to Use walking papers in a Sentence

walking papers

plural noun

• Jay Norvell was given his walking papers last Sunday.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
• Alas, the midseason replacement only lasted for 13 episodes before the network gave the show its walking papers.
  — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
• After three fruitless seasons, Jonathan Gannon received his walking papers and now the Cardinals will give another first-year coach a try.
  — Mike Jones, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
• Another 66 were cut from the Federal Way office, while 59 working in Lynwood got their walking papers.
  — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
• Penn State went from a national title favorite in preseason to losing at home to 0-4 Northwestern and that was enough for the coach to receive his walking papers at 3-3 in his 12th season.
  — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 17 Oct. 2025