(intransitive, colloquial, law) To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
Used in a Sentence
walked
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for walked.
Editorial note
If Armstrong had just left well enough alone, as you mention, he would have walked away a hero.
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Definitions4
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Quick take
(intransitive, colloquial, law) To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of walked gathered in one view.
(intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.
(transitive) To travel (a distance) by walking.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for walked.
verb
(intransitive, colloquial, law) To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
verb
(intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.
verb
(transitive) To travel (a distance) by walking.
verb
(transitive) To take for a walk or accompany on a walk.
Example sentences
If Armstrong had just left well enough alone, as you mention, he would have walked away a hero.
The guy literally walked into main lobby and got ahold of network engineer's credentials or something of this kind.
Worst case scenario, you walked out of there with a valuable lesson and probably working in a better environment somewhere else.
It was not enjoyable to watch for me, and it was the first and only movie I walked out on.
A teacher walked passed and immediately assumed that it was obscene (thinking it was referencing a pile of dog poop I guess?).
Prior to Uber's arrival in Seattle I walked most places or took a bus.
I literally walked out of an interview at AirBnb in tears after the humiliation.
I suspect there will be a couple of stepping stones before that, including some existing stepping stones that we've already walked on.
And of course the microwave oven was conceived when a guy walked in front of an operating radar and it melted the chocolate bar in his pocket.
It hurt like hell for 12 hours and then I walked around Washington DC with a rucksack and gear to see our nation's capital.
I once helped a little boy who was struggling by pushing him to safety as I walked by, felt great the rest of the week.
I almost walked out, but the salary was stupid high.
Quote examples
And of course, if you've ever walked up to those buildings, they're just "guarded" by receptionists.
I was 14 at that time and after he had given his speech he walked through the auditorium and asked "what they wanted to become?" to random kids.
Even Richard Hamming stated "when I first started working there was a woman who walked around handing out the coffee and donuts, now a machine does that and her job no longer exists."
"Officers are looking for a mentally retarded man they say walked away from a supervised group home where he was ordered to stay." "Mentally retarded" isn't so offensive that a TV station in America wouldn't initially use the term in July 2015, only to be corrected by some PC people into changing it.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use walked in a sentence?
If Armstrong had just left well enough alone, as you mention, he would have walked away a hero.
What does walked mean?
(intransitive, colloquial, law) To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
What part of speech is walked?
walked is commonly used as verb.