bystander

Example Sentences

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Even after Blanc arrives, he’s confounded to find himself occasionally standing on the sidelines, a bystander in Jud’s moral crusade to herd his congregation toward righteousness.

From Los Angeles Times

Scientists have long debated whether water in these confined regions simply behaves as a passive bystander or affects how molecules interact.

From Science Daily

The two other officers helped hold him down while Thao held back bystanders.

From BBC

The bystander that intervened, meanwhile, was conscious and breathing when emergency responders arrived to take him to the hospital.

From Washington Times

Seventeen people using the limo for a birthday celebration were killed, along with the driver and two bystanders outside a country store where the vehicle crashed.

From Seattle Times