passerby

Example Sentences

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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

The sight of the full battalion brings grins to every passerby.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

A passerby used a belt as a tourniquet to stop him from losing too much blood, saving his life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Lourdes recognizes a passerby, a heavyset woman with a veiled pillbox hat who praised her Boston cream pies.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García