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

Police body-camera footage and bystander videos show what happened.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026

“We’re with you!” a bystander can be heard telling her in the video as others blow emergency whistles.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

Essentially, Collins was saying that Bobby Fischer’s talent was God-given, innate, and all Collins could do was serve as a guide or bystander, offering encouragement and nurturing the boy’s prodigious gifts.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady