walk into

phrasal verb

walked into; walking into; walks into

: to become involved in or fooled by (something) because one is not aware of what is really happening

He walked right into our trap.

"I can't believe you fell for that old joke!" "Yeah, I guess I walked right into that one."

chiefly British : to get (a job) very easily

After college, she walked straight into a job.

Examples of walk into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Not knowing what awaited them, each set of daters walked into the room filled with the farmers and their families. —

Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2024 In full uniform, Sherry walked into the ballroom and straight into the arms of her sobbing family. —

Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2024 Baby Born During High-Speed Police Chase on New Year's Day as Father Rushes Mother to Hospital Following the delivery, Kathryn walked into the nearby ambulance and was taken to the hospital to be checked out by doctors. —

Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024 If fitting walks into your schedule isn’t possible, look for other ways to get movement—this could include taking short breaks during work to stretch or walk, or doing high-intensity interval training (HIIT) for a short but effective workout, Ordovás recommended. —

Brian Mastroianni, Health, 9 Apr. 2024 Wearing a patterned coat, black suit and black shirt, Majors walked into the court room Monday with girlfriend Meagan Good, who has been with him throughout the trial, and hugged and shook hands with a row of supporters, all of whom had been wearing red beanies. —

Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024 Upon learning about the debt in 2019, Woods walked into a Los Angeles branch of a national bank where Kierans had maintained ongoing deposits. —

CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024 In the first photo, her son, Moses, and look-alike daughter, Apple, are seen walking into Lou, a restaurant in Nashville. —

Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2024 Steve gave me my own space to really walk into this industry and throw myself in the deep end, without any stabilizers. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024

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