passerby
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Finally, help arrived when a passerby lowered the woman from the window with the help of a ladder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Restaurant terraces sit deserted, while souvenir, watersports and perfume vendors watch for the rare passerby.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
The sight of the full battalion brings grins to every passerby.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026
"It's interesting because not that many things get vandalised around here," says Lucia, a passerby who lives in the city.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
He tried to word them so that a passerby would stop and ponder over the meaning.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Fiat executives warned I should be ready for gawkers with myriad questions and passersby angling to take photos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
She mostly stands or kneels and makes facial expressions in reaction to her surroundings and passersby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The wreck in the Danube was reportedly discovered on 2 August, when a passersby reported part of the motorcycle protruding from the rocks on the riverbank in downtown Budapest.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Yet Francois says that he currently drives his own little mouse around Miami, where he lives, and has been surprised by the response from passersby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
He snaps a few pictures, and for fun I pose for him in the hall with my sign, pretending to argue with invisible passersby.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
