How to Use walk-up in a Sentence

walk-up

1 of 2 adjective
  • Pull up to the drive-thru or park and order at the walk-up window.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Sujack’s walk-up song, though, will remain the same.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • That walk-up window is about to become even cooler.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2026
  • That makes for walk-up songs and gameday music that spans all genres.
    — Evan Burke, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The building will have a drive-thru and patio with walk-up service.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
  • There’s also a walk-up attic, a full basement, and a three-car garage.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Outside, there's a walk-up bar, a fire pit, a fireplace and a bocce ball court.
    — Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
  • No tickets will be available for walk-up visitors on the day of the event.
    — Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Orders can be placed ahead or made directly at the walk-up window.
    — Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The chain was known for its baked goods and walk-up cupcake ATMs.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Turkey and the Wolf was a walk-up counter joint with a few picnic tables.
    — Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026
  • The menu will be different, and guests will order from a walk-up window.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • So hopefully, there’s more walk-up today.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Dine in or pick up one of their signature cheesecakes from the walk-up bakery counter.
    — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2023
  • May every fighter’s walk-up music be so inspired — these two set a high bar.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 July 2023
  • The walk-up counter-only restaurant is a local favorite for a classic meal.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The walk-up counter-only restaurant is a local favorite for a classic meal.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
  • That means handling catering and special orders on top of dozens of walk-up customers.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The event is already sold out, but limited walk-up tickets should be available.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Some shows require reservations and have no slots left, but many are walk-up shows encounters.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
  • At Huddle, the popular walk-up soft-serve ice cream shop, there are creamy desserts for you and your dog.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023
  • But the outlets – with drive-thru lanes and walk-up windows – clearly have a following.
    — Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Customers could place orders at the igloo's walk-up coffee window, and even pay by credit card.
    — Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This is not to be a walk-up shelter, and there will need to be zoning changes and planning approved by the council.
    — Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The theme park has added rotating menu items at several of its walk-up marketplaces.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The land will also offer a range of casual walk-up dining options.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
  • There are no physical outlets for walk-up sales in advance of the festival.
    — Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
  • There are no physical outlets for walk-up sales in advance of the festival.
    — Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The primarily drive-through or walk-up model makes new locations low-cost to build.
    — Hanna Zakharenko, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The illuminated menu board above the walk-up window lays out the options.
    — Carlos Frías, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025

walk-up

2 of 2 noun
  • That will depend on walk-up traffic.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
  • For troops on the go, there’s also a drive-thru and a walk-up window.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Maintenance is $942, about right for a walk-up.
    — Katie McDonough, Curbed, 18 May 2026
  • The walk-up counter-only restaurant is a local favorite for a classic meal.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
  • With a menu of spaghetti, meatballs and a s'getti sandwich, fans can pick-up the food from the spot's walk-up window.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The big wild card is walk-up business on Saturday and Sunday.
    — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
  • Each component arrived in separate boxes, so there were quite a few to bring up to my fourth-floor walk-up.
    — Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 14 May 2026
  • The walk-up counter is the star of the show, designed for foodies to take their tacos and drinks to go, the outlet reported.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
  • Same-day, walk-up tickets will be available beginning June 25.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • Levee Porch will offer a shaded porch and walk-up bar with steps leading down to a beer garden beneath live oak trees near the river.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026
  • But don’t sleep on the hotel’s Hearthstone Lounge, which accepts walk-ups and reservations (bar seats can be hard to come by).
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
  • The restaurant’s walk-up counter is a big part of the experience, allowing hungry customers to take their tacos and cocktails to go.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
  • Staffers in the front office smoked, gabbed on the phone, and chatted with the illustrators and couriers stopping by the third-floor walk-up to drop off portfolios.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026
  • Noteworthy Limited walk-up tickets might be available on some dates, depending on pre-sales.
    — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
  • Before a baseball game, Cerasuolo will take out a rolling speaker and let her athletes select a walk-up song to build up their confidence.
    — Claire Wang, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
  • While there would be no interior accommodations for patrons, the business would provide walk-up service.
    — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Cohen recalls Kyle Poole, his drummer, walking the drums down Edgecombe Avenue and then up the stairs of the fifth-floor walk-up.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
  • Advanced registration is appreciated, but walk-ups are welcome as space permits.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
  • Lindor went 0-for-5 in his return and grounded out so quickly to end the seventh inning, stranding a runner at third base, that fans didn’t even get to finish singing along to his walk-up song.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • Our cash pile grew In the walk-up to SpaceX's debut, Jim warned that mega IPOs could be a headwind for the stock market.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 June 2026
  • For those who aren’t so lucky, his Othello storefront sells another prize just to walk-ups—a craggy behemoth of a chocolate chip cookie that’s almost more chocolate than cookie.
    — Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • According to locals, a coach for a team out of Moscow, Idaho, approached the umpire over the walk-up music being played by the opposing team's parents.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
  • The open-air concept will feature a walk-up taco stand and heated patio where foodies can sip and nosh on authentic tacos, al pastor, Colombian coffee and more, the restaurant’s website says.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
  • The sketch shows a walk-up ATM near the entrance to the one-story, 10,463-square-foot brick building, plus outdoor patio seating.
    — Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
  • Yet across prewar co-ops and walk-ups that haven’t seen a renovation since Ed Koch was mayor, the stainless steel panel listing each unit next to a tiny, round button remains ubiquitous.
    — New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The Joyces moved to South 11th Street in August 2009 from a tiny fourth-floor walk-up on the Lower East Side.
    — Olivia Bensimon, Curbed, 17 June 2026
  • However, the Woodland museum is in a relocation hiatus and is not currently a standard walk-up attraction, so check for private showing or reopening updates before planning a trip around it.
    — CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Olivelli Deli will serve fresh sandwiches, soft serve ice cream and more from its walk-up window at the corner of 35th and North Davidson streets starting Wednesday, July 1.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
  • Alley Cats With the newest location on Portobello Road bringing a walk-up slice hatch serving 18-inch slices to go, Alley Cat’s is arguably the perfect summer street food scenario.
    — Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • But fewer focus expressly on overall Cuban coffee identity like Buena Gente, the charming Decatur shop whose casual walk-up counter brings to mind the quick-window-service ventanitas of Miami and Havana.
    — Christopher Hassiotis, AJC.com, 18 June 2026

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