walked out

past tense of walk out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of walked out Antonoff's playful prints and Alexandra's signature beading were on full display as the model walked out with dogs in their arms or on leashes. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 Inside Edition reported that employees had walked out mid-shift over a conflict, leaving fries and burgers still cooking. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026 Students at Lincoln-Way East High School in Chicago's southern suburbs walked out of class Wednesday, following two racist incidents involving its students toward another school. Darius Johnson, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 Their Royal Highnesses Jordan’s Queen Rania, with her husband, King Abdullah II, walked out of the venue behind Queen Silvia of Sweden and Queen Mary of Denmark. Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026 Within minutes, Karolína Muchová and Katie Boulter walked out for their second-round match, even though a bunch of the first-round matches still had to finish. Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 In April 2022, officials from several countries, including then-Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, walked out of a G20 meeting in Washington as Siluanov gave his remarks by videoconference. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026 The district is investigating the teachers The district reviewed security tapes from the speech to identify teachers who walked out. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026 One boy walked out of the village carrying muddy sandals from his house. Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walked out
Verb
  • Janai Norman exited the program in April after her contract was not renewed.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Martin Herlihy, who previously appeared on-screen for four seasons as a member of Please Don’t Destroy and worked in the writers room on Season 51, has also exited the show.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Houthis struck an airbase in Khamis Mushait and oil infrastructure in nearby cities on Tuesday, wounding 73 people.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Four years ago, however, Paul Dolan struck an agreement with David Blitzer to become a minority owner with a pathway for Blitzer to eventually assume controlling interest.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Michigan was 80 yards from the end zone with 10 seconds remaining and hadn’t moved the ball at all since its first drive.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Had moved from my very small town in northern Va to the big city of Richmond to begin my new career as a management trainee with a local bank at the princely sum of $11,000 per year at age 22.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Rangers closer Jacon Latz (3-2) then intentionally walked Yandy Diaz before Aranda homered into the home bullpen beyond right field.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Juan Soto was intentionally walked to get to Bichette, who smashed an 0-1 slider 412 feet to left-center field for the go-ahead blast.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • After his namesake business went into administration in May 2024 and Leane departed that August, the designer took time to recalibrate.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Craig Mulholland, the head of development and talent management, departed at the end of the season to take on a new role as chief football officer at the Scottish FA.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Even the odd chance to counter-attack went badly wrong — summed up by the sight of Ouattara almost knocking over team-mate Mikkel Damsgaard with a wayward pass.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • After that, Brown went silent, not answering any of Redding’s phone calls or text messages.
    Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The rationale being that Frank Lampard got his tactics spot on at the Etihad and on another day – a day when Coventry were more decisive in front of goal – their head coach would have been celebrating an unlikely result.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Niners left California last Wednesday, arrived in Australia on Friday and were set for their first practice of game week on Monday at AAMI Park in Melbourne feeling mostly refreshed after players got a day to explore the city.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • After nearly two centuries, the bells stopped and Patrol trucks pulled out of their firehouses for the last time.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Last week, the Bulldogs pulled out an overtime win against South Sumter.
    Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Walked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked%20out. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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