passerby

Example Sentences

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Restaurant terraces sit deserted, while souvenir, watersports and perfume vendors watch for the rare passerby.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

A passerby alerted authorities to a woman in a “state of medical distress” shortly after midnight Jan. 6 near Sierra Highway and Technology Drive, said Lt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Any prudent passerby would think twice before approaching a clearing with a tower made of hundreds of skulls at its center.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Previously we cited Ahmed al-Ahmed, the Muslim passerby who disarmed a terrorist for a time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

I hadn’t even noticed them, but now I think about the random passerby on the sidewalk, the gardener working on the hedge.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu