passer-by

Example Sentences

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A passer-by helped carry Baxter to Jo's car, and they were with the vet 30 minutes later.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The bodies of Sarah and Mark Ratcliffe – a passer-by who tried to help – were recovered on Friday, shortly after they entered heavy seas in Withernsea, East Yorkshire.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Play at Dawson Memorial Field in Danbury, Essex, was suspended over summer after a passer-by was struck on the leg by a ball as he unloaded his car on 17 May.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

The first victim was spotted by a passer-by near a bridge in Choisy-le-Roi, a south-eastern suburb of the capital, on 13 August.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

No passer-by would detect a daughter in this house.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston