pillion

Example Sentences

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PC Paul Summerson, 44, pursued Lewis Johnson who was on a moped, and his pillion passenger Louis Kyriacou, both 18, through Stoke Newington in 2016.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2021

Riding pillion on a neighbour’s motorcycle for 40 minutes through hillsides dotted with paddy fields, the 34-year-old health worker headed for the Mathalput Community Health Centre.

From Reuters • Jan. 25, 2021

One particular issue is the practice of pillion riders, who are at more risk due to not being in control.

From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2019

As the convoy left the hospital it was chased by two motorcycle film crews, with one cameraman standing on the pillion seat.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2017

Good God! there are preparations for a journey making in the court-yard—horse, saddle, and pillion.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 by Various