a person

Example Sentences

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You don’t arrive at a chapter and then find yourself needing to frantically page backwards to try to find the previous reference to a person or event, because it will already be present.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

You can do this by designating a child as an authorized user, which is a person added to a credit-card account by the primary cardholder, although some issuers have age minimums as low as 13.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Whether Foundation can build hands capable of manipulating a weapon designed for a person remains open.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

I had never seen a person so heavy with grief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Seven years of itching would surely drive a person mad.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff