How to Use walkout in a Sentence

walkout

1 of 2 noun
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  • Hundreds of workers staged a walkout to protest conditions in the factory.
  • The newsroom’s union staged a one-day walkout in protest of the layoffs.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The sizable walkout had left the school at a near standstill.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Hobbs reacted to the walkout after the address and called the move puerile.
    — Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner, 10 Jan. 2023
  • But the walkout also showed that Russia still has friends at the G-20.
    — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Take, for instance, the walkout to push-up to mountain climber.
    — SELF, 23 Mar. 2022
  • About 36 people were part of the walkout, most of them OHS students, and some adults.
    — Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2022
  • The space has a media room, a game room, and a spa that’s decked out with a steam shower and a walkout hot tub.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Rowe would not be scheduled to have her day in court if the walkout had not forced Google to end the practice.
    — WIRED, 2 Oct. 2023
  • If that plant is shut by a walkout, the financial cost to GM would soar.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Brisack woke to texts about the walkout from Fleischer and raced down to the store to join them.
    — Greg Jaffe, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2022
  • This is the second time in just over a month that Lufthansa is scrapping flights due to a walkout by staff.
    — Benjamin Katz, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Strikes brought trains to a halt as walkouts by trash collectors leave heaps of garbage to pile up on the streets of Paris.
    — Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Some high school students also joined in on the statewide walkout.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The special led to a Netflix employee walkout and protest at the time.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The act could prevent a walkout for 80 days, after which time the workers could once again strike.
    — Ty Roush, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • While the strike didn’t occur, talks of a walkout may have caused some Yellow customers to pull back, Chan said.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 31 July 2023
  • The walkout from Democrats took place when Cammack tried to show a video explaining what the surgeries look like.
    — Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 24 July 2023
  • In contrast to the initial walkout, tents had now been set up outside the fence around the plant, and there were supplies of snacks and water.
    — Breana Noble The Detroit News (tns), Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Students staged two walkouts this week to protest the law’s enforcement.
    — Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The video of the walkout has gone viral, racking up more than 20 million views on TikTok.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Teachers began their walkout on March 8, MFT's first one in more than 50 years.
    — Bynadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2022
  • There is plenty of room to entertain guests in the walkout basement level or bonus area over the garage.
    — Ellen Antworth, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The shooting sparked mass protests; a walkout by NBA players delayed the playoffs.
    — Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 7 July 2022
  • The sunroom of this walkout-ranch home in Lyndon leads to a covered deck that boasts columns and brick flooring.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2022
  • There were scores of walkouts throughout the film — many attendees returned, but some did not.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 May 2024
  • Over time, the UAW added factories affected by the walkouts.
    — Bill Koenig, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • But some staffers at The Times went as far on Wednesday as to urge readers not to consume the outlet’s content during the walkout.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Union members have received $250 per week from the strike fund after the walkouts entered its third week — a major pay cut for many employees.
    — William Gavin, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Consumers aren’t likely to feel the pinch unless a walkout lasts for multiple weeks, because businesses and logistics firms took pre-emptive steps to blunt the impact with the holiday shopping season about to kick off.
    — Mike Calia, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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walk out

2 of 2 verb
  • The neighbor said the young man then walked out of the house.
    — Malachy Browne, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The man walked out of the café, and L’Hour never saw him again.
    — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
  • And then Craig Mazin walked out of the crowd and gave me the biggest hug.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The two walked out with their arms linked and thanked the audience.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Haniyeh nodded, looked down at the ground and slowly walked out of the room.
    — Tia Goldenberg, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Stines walked out of the room with hands up and turned himself over to police.
    — Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Adonis walked out of the courthouse last month a free man.
    — Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
  • But, back in 1992, his cast had nearly walked out of their own Eden.
    — Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 15 June 2024
  • In 1993, Kris Tompkins walked out of the C-suite and into the wild, and never looked back.
    — Ben Ashwell, WSJ, 5 July 2023
  • Boards don’t know who is valuable and who is walking out the door.
    — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Ebrahimi walked out of her hotel and tried to cross the street, but there was a huge crowd in front of her.
    — Joanne Fowler, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Wooden walked out of the courtroom a man with a mission.
    — Tom Hallman, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2023
  • So walking out in the dark was super fun, with over 100 pounds on our backs.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The staff walked out upon the opening of the show and did not return until May 29.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2024
  • Finley is heard yelling at Moore to get up and walk out to the ambulance.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN, 13 Jan. 2023
  • During the past 15 days, Edwards has tallied the most hits and walks out of anybody on the team.
    — Kaushik Sampath, Miami Herald, 23 July 2024
  • Bassitt walking out with his hoodie on and his head down.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Nutall grabbed the baby and walked out of the apartment, police said.
    — Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Yu drove her truck down a service road and walked out onto North Beach.
    — Michael Adno, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2023
  • John casually tossed the piece of paper at her, stood, and walked out the door.
    — Liz McNeil, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
  • The agents hurried to the store and saw a man walk out with more than a dozen AK-47 style rifles, load them into a car, and drive off.
    — Ieva Jusionyte, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
  • According to the girlfriend of Diaz, two men walked out of the house while both victims stood near the front door of the house.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2023
  • The stars of Oppenheimer walked out of the film’s London premiere when the strike began.
    — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 21 July 2023
  • The 10-year-old girl walking out into the light to confused applause.
    — Beanie Feldstein, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
  • But around the time writers walked out again in 2023, something strange happened.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
  • King County Superior Court Miller says the man walked out of the bushes ahead of the boys.
    — Annabelle Allen, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • As Paisley and her dad walked out of the stadium, Paisley was in shock.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • But Parker, looking stern as tears streamed down his cheeks, walked out of the courtroom with his aunt.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Love is Blind Season 7 hasn’t really been good for the couples who walked out of the pods together.
    — Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 17 Oct. 2024
  • As the shooters simultaneously fired at their target, those with the lowest points walked out until Kim and Oh were the last two challenging for the gold medal.
    — Mike Valerio, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024

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