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walking

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verb

present participle of walk

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of walking
Adjective
The ranking cites Montrose's offbeat award-winning restaurants and bars that offer a look into different world cultures all within walking distance of the neighborhood as the main reason for its No. — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, 4 Dec. 2019 An adjoining shopping center followed in 2018, with a Publix and shops and restaurants, including Cooper’s Hawk Winery and BurgerFi, all within walking distance of the new townhouses and apartments. — Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2019
Verb
This also had a boat trip included, a lovely way to cool off after a day walking Barcelona’s lanes. — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026 Walking less than 500 meters indicates poor cardiorespiratory fitness; walking between 500 and 700 meters is acceptable; walking more than 700 is excellent. — Laura Solla, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walking
Verb
  • Sent from pillar to post – to the bank’s Accounts, Payments and Claims treading dark puddled basement corridors and joining seemingly interminable lines.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Videos also show survivors jumping from a rocky island and swimming to Coast Guard rescue swimmers treading rough seas.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Houston has been a recurring scene of protests to Trump's immigration crackdown in the wake of one ICE officer fatally shooting a Mexican homebuilder and another striking a man with a car.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The girlfriend of Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil was arrested Sunday for reportedly striking the singer.
    — Deborah Day, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Villains like Ted Bundy are imagined to be relatively invulnerable to pain, even in a scenario as basic as stepping barefoot on a shard of glass.
    — Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Kristaps Porzingis will not be stepping on the basketball court for the foreseeable future.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Located near the funky Fish Lane, Southside is the spot for dumplings and siu mai after strolling the museums of South Bank.
    — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Take the Spy Museum, for example, which developed its own free walking tour because of the breadth of strolling space in the area and interest from both residents and tourists.
    — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The British manufacturer may have realized that the typical Tiger 1200 spends considerably more time eating up highway miles, tackling daily commutes and wandering along the occasional gravel track than navigating genuinely challenging terrain.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Vision, meanwhile, explores a more attenuated past by wandering through basement rooms, connecting with AIs spanning the history of his lineage.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • This winter could be exceptionally busy for rescuers if — as forecasted — the Super El Niño brewing in the Pacific sends a steady parade of atmospheric river storms marching into Los Angeles County’s highest peak.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The North Siders marching down Diversey Parkway on a recent morning are well aware their electrical grid is nearing its breaking point.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

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“Walking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walking. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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