jaywalker

Example Sentences

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Sheba Sahlemariam, an Angeleno, said she was an occasional jaywalker before she got a ticket for crossing a street outside a designated intersection to avoid someone walking toward her.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

“You can watch the term jaywalker take off, becoming a normal word,” he adds.

From Slate • May 18, 2022

Sure, under the bill, the jaywalker couldn’t legally cross the street in traffic.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2021

The minivan performed smoothly, even stopping for a jaywalker, before abruptly pulling to the right side of the road.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2018

Programming the car to respond to someone crossing the street at daytime in one thing, but getting it to perceive and react to a jaywalker is entirely different.

From The Verge • May 9, 2018