walk·out
ˈwȯk-ˌau̇t 
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2
: the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval
walked out; walking out; walks out
Examples of walkout in a Sentence
Noun
Hundreds of workers staged a walkout to protest conditions in the factory.
after four weeks of the walkout, management gave in
Verb
we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us
the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months
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Tim McKeough, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The high school junior did not initially seek to organize the walkout.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Dozens of students at a U.S. military middle school in Germany walked out of class in protest of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's dismantling of DEI policies during his visit to the country this week.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
There was also a curious walkout basement beneath a deck on the front of the building, which Mr. Lewinger could use as a ceramics studio.
—Tim McKeough, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The high school junior did not initially seek to organize the walkout.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
Cincinnati has been trying to solve its safety problem since the moment Jessie Bates walked out the door to Atlanta.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Dozens of students at a U.S. military middle school in Germany walked out of class in protest of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's dismantling of DEI policies during his visit to the country this week.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Walkout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walkout. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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walkout
1 of 2 noun
walk·out
ˈwȯ-ˌkau̇t
2
: the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval
walk out
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)wȯ-ˈkau̇t
1
: to go on strike
2
: to leave suddenly often as an expression of disapproval
Legal Definition
walkout
noun
walk·out
ˈwȯk-ˌau̇t
1
: strike
2
: the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval
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