Examples of “walking” in a Sentence

adjective Moving on foot, especially at an ordinary, unhurried pace, as opposed to running.

• The walking group meets outside the library every Saturday morning.
• We kept a steady walking pace along the coastal path.
• The doctor recommended a brisk walking routine for his heart.

adjective Able to move around and function despite illness or injury; still on one's feet.

• He came into work with a walking case of the flu.
• After the long hike, several of us were walking wounded, limping with blisters.
• Walking patients waited in the corridor while the nurse checked the stretcher cases.

adjective Used before a noun to mean someone or something is a living embodiment of a quality — an over-the-top personification.

• My grandfather is a walking weather forecast, because his knees ache before every storm.
• With all his historical trivia, Dave is basically a walking encyclopedia.
• She's a walking advertisement for the gym she owns.

noun A bass line, common in jazz, blues, and early rock and roll, that moves steadily note by note like footsteps, usually one note per beat.

• The bassist switched to a walking pattern under the piano solo.