bystander
Example Sentences
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That seems fair to me, as a bystander.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
When the police arrived, he pointed them in the direction the man had headed before waiting alongside another female bystander with Shine until an ambulance arrived.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
About a month after Sheridan was arrested, prosecutors moved to dismiss the case after a bystander video surfaced showing clearly that Sheridan hadn’t assaulted Bovino.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 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
Always a plain man, Ned now seemed to become part of the background, a bystander to his own life.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Mr. Popper’s Penguins
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Because They Marched
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