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to take unfair advantage of He dislikes people who are willing to walk on others to get ahead.
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 Will Thengvall also could return and retain his walk-on status. —Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026 His recruiting interest to play tight end came from Division II schools and a bunch of walk-on opportunities. —Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026 Freshman, senior, junior, walk-on guy getting a ton of Rev money, none of that counts. —Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walk-on
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In 2025, the former walk-on piled up 563 punt-return yards, 476 kickoff-return yards and four return touchdowns, bringing his career total to six. —Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 Will Thengvall also could return and retain his walk-on status. —Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026 His recruiting interest to play tight end came from Division II schools and a bunch of walk-on opportunities. —Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026 Freshman, senior, junior, walk-on guy getting a ton of Rev money, none of that counts. —Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walk-on
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk-on
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Scenes are often crowded with supernumeraries.— Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
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One of West Hartford’s earlier patrol officers, Martin McCue, started as a part-time supernumerary in 1929 and became a full-time officer a year later.— Don Stacom, courant.com, 12 Nov. 2020
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While appearing on SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live alongside The Devil Wears Prada 2 costars Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci, the Oscar-winning actress, 76, opened up about a potential future collaboration with her Only Murders in the Building costar Martin Short.— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Her speech was interrupted by Carpenter's former Girl Meets World costar Corey Fogelmanis, who portrayed a waiter asking her to pay her bill in the live segment.— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
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Simpson emerged as a spear-carrier for Social Security benefit cuts in 2010, when he was appointed the GOP co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, established by Barack Obama as a sop to conservative deficit hawks.— Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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In one scene, he was seen holding a stack of newspapers while standing near a newsstand, surrounded by extras in full period costume.— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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In extras, the Royals had another scoring chance.— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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There’s a certain type of actor or actress who only want to do that.— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
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The photo did portray the actress and writer's natural beauty, from her skin's texture to her gray hair.— Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
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Thanks to its high altitude and exceptionally dark skies, this location offers stunning views of the Milky Way and countless stars.— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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What the stars have to do with love is a tricky question.— New York Times, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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Maddie Murray and Zahria Hatcher each had a pair of doubles for Andrew (9-8,2-4).— Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Caleb Durbin had an RBI double in the ninth for Boston’s only other run.— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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From 1935 to 1938, Temple was the biggest box office draw in the world, filling more seats in theaters than leading man Clark Gable and bona fide superstars like Joan Crawford and Greta Garbo.— Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2026
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The 41-year-old, 22-time All-Star has never had a problem with being a leading man.— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/walk-on. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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