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 Yes, Lyle Menendez’s hair was a marvel for anyone who walked into the courtroom. —

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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024 On Monday, though, the dispute was visible on camera because Rupert walked into court through the front door. —

Brian Stelter, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024 The singer walked into the audience and danced alongside Swift and Post Malone before approaching Cabello for a little Cuban-Colombian shimmy. —

Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for walk into

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