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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
Commuters are being dropped off near Copley Square and walking to Back Bay Station to catch the Orange Line to get to the other side of the city. — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 The model debuted her baby bump in May at the Cannes Film Festival, where the couple posed together while walking a red carpet. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walking
Verb
  • 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
  • This may be a one-off experiment, even if Netflix is treading into bold new territory.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Russia fired more than 100 drones at Ukraine overnight, striking Kyiv and eight other regions, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of striking the target with an explosive warhead, the laser transfers energy into the target’s surface.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The combination of Rykman's extended jams, psychedelic light show and joyous energy made the concert feel less like simply watching a band perform and more like temporarily stepping away for the normal day-to-day.
    — Steve Spaleta, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • And yet, what reaction is more gratifying than residents of all stripes stepping outside to do something about it?
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Beneath the balcony, this street, witness to and confidante of the entire twenty-three years of these young people’s lives, was languishing in the fragrant July night, densely thronged with strolling city dwellers even now.
    — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
  • So after strolling through that same doorway Saturday, Mahomes picked up his phone, snapped some photos of the place and texted a few of them to his former teammates.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • New research suggests that this adage may be true for wandering black holes too.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In mid-July, one of her cubs became separated from the family for several days, wandering the river corridor alone.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Back then, with no off-ramp in sight in the Middle East, oil was marching higher, stoking inflation fears, and bond yields went along for the ride.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Many English, Welsh and Scottish people and most Irish people remained Catholic and thus opposed to the official religion, but the state churches were marching steadily away from them and toward fundamentalist revolution.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Walking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walking. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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