a person

Example Sentences

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“I was a person who felt I had to apologize for existing before I would voice my opinion about anything,” Davis recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Outside the Senate on Wednesday, about 500 riot police faced off with some 250 protesters demanding the arrest and handover to the ICC of a person they described as the "architect" of Duterte's drug war.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

An edgelord is a person who posts dark and offensive content for shock value; the more detached you can be, the cooler you are.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

With other hantaviruses, infections occur when a person is exposed to or inhales the dried droppings, urine or saliva of infected rodents.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Danny didn’t think a cloud’s shadow could look like a person, but he kept this to himself.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova