1
: a minor part (as in a dramatic production)
also
: an actor having such a part
2
: a college athlete who tries out for an athletic team without having been recruited or offered a scholarship
Examples of walk-on in a Sentence
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The Star was told by a source that Shelby will start his KU career as a walk-on.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024
That's a decade of messy celebrity gag games, classroom instrument pop music and walk-on music by the legendary Roots crew.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
The evening included a live auction and one item caught Shelton’s eye—a walk-on role in a future movie alongside actor Mark Wahlberg.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 May 2024
The country superstar bid on, and won, a walk-on role for a future Mark Wahlberg movie.
—Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
His arrival could trumpet a UCLA pipeline to Harvard-Westlake after the Bruins also brought in forward Christian Horry, the son of former Lakers forward Robert Horry, as a walk-on.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Walk-On's was started by a pair of Louisiana State University walk-on basketball players in 2003 and eventually received financial backing from Brees.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 3 May 2024
Also gone are forward Cade Alger, a former walk-on who received a scholarship last season, and walk-on guard Ryan Schwarz.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
Schrader also earned the Burlsworth Trophy, awarded annually to the most outstanding former walk-on in the country.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024
That's a decade of messy celebrity gag games, classroom instrument pop music and walk-on music by the legendary Roots crew.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
The evening included a live auction and one item caught Shelton’s eye—a walk-on role in a future movie alongside actor Mark Wahlberg.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 May 2024
The country superstar bid on, and won, a walk-on role for a future Mark Wahlberg movie.
—Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
His arrival could trumpet a UCLA pipeline to Harvard-Westlake after the Bruins also brought in forward Christian Horry, the son of former Lakers forward Robert Horry, as a walk-on.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Walk-On's was started by a pair of Louisiana State University walk-on basketball players in 2003 and eventually received financial backing from Brees.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 3 May 2024
Also gone are forward Cade Alger, a former walk-on who received a scholarship last season, and walk-on guard Ryan Schwarz.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
Schrader also earned the Burlsworth Trophy, awarded annually to the most outstanding former walk-on in the country.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-on. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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