bystander

Example Sentences

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"My big issue was what I called 'the bystander effect', which I've direct evidence of," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

As this barbershop bystander made clear, for the first time, only a prediction of another championship would be acceptable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

And, finally, your brother-in-law is not an objective bystander.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026

Gil Kerlikowske, a former CBP commissioner, told ProPublica that it’s difficult to draw conclusions from the chaos in bystander videos.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

Rowan looked to Citra, who still stood in the doorway of the weapons den, frozen like a bystander at an accident.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman