walk into

phrasal verb

walked into; walking into; walks into

1

: 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."

2

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

The New York Times, the Financial Times and the New York Post walk into a fashion show. —Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

The first time our columnist walked into The Courier Journal building was sometime in 1967 for a winter fashion photo shoot. —Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2025

Nineteen children and two teachers were killed May 24, 2022, when a teenage gunman walked into Robb Elementary and started shooting. —Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025

The video showed Brad and Megan walking into a restaurant with smiles on their faces. —Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for walk into

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue