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 Before walking into the library, there are books on display for sale. —

Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024 That’s when Joe Rogan walked into Sushi Bar ATX, in Austin, Texas. —

Brett Anderson, New York Times, 21 May 2024 Philbrick told deputies that Myers disappeared from the group at about 4 p.m. after he was last seen walking into the water at the Bartlett Flats area of the lake, where the group was camping. —

Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024 My mom walked into her high school graduation pregnant with twins, and my dad was a young U.S. Marine at the time, during the Vietnam era. —

Jane Thier, Fortune, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for walk into

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