walk on 1 of 2

phrase

walk-on

2 of 2

noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of walk-on
Phrase
Koerner was a second-year walk-on safety when Moss came to Iowa in 2018. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025 In it, Super Bowl-winning quarterback Eli Manning goes undercover in heavy prosthetics and a wig and dons the alias Chad Powers to try out as a walk-on quarterback for Penn State football. Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025 McCullough was a walk-on at Ohio State from 2018-20. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Brown and former walk-on Mikey Welsh both had 44-yard receptions in the game. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for walk-on
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk-on
Noun
  • Scenes are often crowded with supernumeraries.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • One of West Hartford’s earlier patrol officers, Martin McCue, started as a part-time supernumerary in 1929 and became a full-time officer a year later.
    Don Stacom, courant.com, 12 Nov. 2020
Noun
  • DiCaprio also previously expressed interest in portraying John Dillinger, the role that eventually went to his What's Eating Gilbert Grape costar Johnny Depp, in an adaptation of Public Enemies that Mann ultimately directed in 2009.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The filmmaker wrapped his speech, then introduced Lopez and her costar Tonatiuh to join them.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Simpson emerged as a spear-carrier for Social Security benefit cuts in 2010, when he was appointed the GOP co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, established by Barack Obama as a sop to conservative deficit hawks.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Subscribe to the Eat Drink Freep newsletter for extras and insider scoops on Detroit-area dining.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • To balance out the potency, the formula is infused with skin-loving extras, including glycerin for hydration, peptides and amino acids to support a stronger, healthier skin barrier, and antioxidants such as tocopherol (vitamin E) and pomegranate extract to defend against environmental stress.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Comedian and actress Tina Fey wrote the screenplay.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In September, a French judge ordered Depardieu stand trial in a criminal court on charges of rape related to accusations by actress Charlotte Arnould.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The 1970s had seen a mass exodus of Argentina’s star players abroad, particularly to Spain, where a ban on foreign players had recently been lifted.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Country music star Tanya Tucker sang at his bedside.
    Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk-on. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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