walk-on
Example Sentences
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“If I did nothing but eat and lift for six months,” a football fan might fantasize, “I could be a walk-on at the next Jets training camp.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
That makes me excited to wake up and do the whole, like, walk-on or whatever.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
After another entertaining walk-on, the 30-year-old - who works full-time as a vet - enjoyed huge support in the early stages against Dutchman Doets.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
Sakai gained the support of the Alexandra Palace crowd with a long, exuberant walk-on and was a showman who played up to the fans throughout his match.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
Louis the Goon Engel was a mere walk-on in the piece, a spear-carrier doomed to death.
From Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
