walk-on 1 of 2

walk on

2 of 2

phrase

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of walk-on
Noun
He is expected to be a walk-on and play defensive back at Arkansas. Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025 That could limit chances for walk-ons and high-character backups like his fifth-year linebacker. Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025 Washington transfer Mishael Powell, a former Huskies walk-on, wasn’t the problem in the secondary. Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 When the true freshman phenom strained his hamstring Nov. 2 against Georgia, third-string walk-on quarterback Aidan Warner stepped in and acquitted himself well during a 34-20 loss to the No. 2 Bulldogs. Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for walk-on 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk-on
Noun
  • Scenes are often crowded with supernumeraries.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • One of West Hartford’s earlier patrol officers, Martin McCue, started as a part-time supernumerary in 1929 and became a full-time officer a year later.
    Don Stacom, courant.com, 12 Nov. 2020
Noun
  • Netflix has officially announced that Whitford will join his former West Wing costar Janney in the third season of The Diplomat.
    Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The shoot itself is meticulously reconstructed—featuring a remarkable turn by Matt Dillon as Schneider’s significantly more famous costar and scene partner, Marlon Brando—in order to contextualize the private and public fallout from Schneider’s equally iconic and traumatizing breakout performance.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Paired alongside Shakespeare’s lines about grunting and sweating under a weary life, even the non-playable background extras seem imbued with a soul.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • He’s published books on Orson Welles, Abbas Kiarostami, Erich von Stroheim, Jim Jarmusch, and many more, with his teeth-cutting days as an extra for Robert Bresson and a script consultant for Jacques Tati continuing to inform his often irreverent cinematic close-readings.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Elphaba was always the meatier part — in the faceoff for best actress in a musical at the 2004 Tonys, original Elphaba Idina Menzel prevailed over Kristin Chenoweth’s Glinda — and the character’s arc carries even more weight in this adaptation.
    Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
  • While taking on the spicy-wing challenge alongside Issa Rae, the Nope actress grilled her One of Them Days costar about her past romance with Drizzy.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The reality star from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills just shared her favorite winter fashion finds during an Amazon Live.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • If not, the San Francisco Giants are another top suitor who could swoop in and steal the star from New York.
    Zach Pressnell, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025

Thesaurus Entries Near walk-on

Cite this Entry

“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk-on. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!