passerby

Example Sentences

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A sympathetic passerby asks, who have you lost?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Speaking to the Sun, a passerby saw the bag on the side of a road and alerted her partner after becoming suspicious.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 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

Their inscriptions always either advised the passerby to Pray for the soul of Zopilote Devine, or to Pray for the dear departed soul of the Miracle Valley Recreation Area.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols