walked

past tense of walk

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of walked The choice of chartreuse — a borderline putrid shade of it, no less — walked an appropriate tightrope between glamorous and grotesque. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 The lefty struck out three and walked four over two scoreless innings in his major-league debut, earning the win and aiding the Sox in a 5-3 victory. — Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 The gathering grew into an annual event where mothers brought daughters, children walked the runway and participants received professional photographs at no charge. — Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026 Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler, the winning pitcher in Sunday’s 7-3 victory over Tampa Bay that clinched the wild-card spot, walked Austin Riley in the fourth before giving up Albies’ homer to right field that gave Atlanta a 5-0 lead. — Charles Odum, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 And one guest, inexplicably, walked around with his own bottle of a 2014 Cabernet, swirling it to the sounds of DJ duo Sofi Tukker. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026 After the hearing, as Brown walked down the steps of Rowan County Courthouse, a hummingbird flew between her and an Observer reporter before landing on the building’s front pillar. — Julia Coin october 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026 Some walked right toward activism, and others discovered freedom work by accident. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026 Tatis walked in the third and scored from first on Machado’s double to the wall. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walked
Verb
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg stepped onto the runway to sing, adding an intimate finish to the monumental setting.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Passengers lifted their bags and stepped over the liquid as flight attendants struggled to stop the leak.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • As a sheriff’s deputies arrived at the scene, a second vehicle struck the Thaxton, according to the post.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Davidson struck me as being fearful, clinging to a handful of ugly stories about trans people as a sign of things to come in women-only spaces.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • To open the ceremony, Shirley strolled from the west end of the bridge to the east, where Charley was waiting.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Last October, the 31-year-old crypto investor and reality-television star Charlie Zakkour strolled down Beaver Street in the Financial District, trailed by cameras.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The end result, Dallas Wilson wandered into the end zone, and the lead was 17.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Inside, a photo call sat to one side while the crowd wandered among jewelry vitrines with Champagne, white Negronis and white cosmos in hand, taking in the diamonds.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Barcelona on Monday night.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Washington went 12-5 in 2024 and marched all the way to the NFC Championship Game.
    — Elise Devlin, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Dixie D’Amelio sauntered in wearing a shimmering black Gucci dress.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The longtime Bruce Springsteen and Conan O’Brien drummer then sauntered onstage, sticks in hand.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026

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“Walked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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