bystander

Example Sentences

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And, finally, your brother-in-law is not an objective bystander.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026

“We’re with you!” a bystander can be heard telling her in the video as others blow emergency whistles.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

Gil Kerlikowske, a former CBP commissioner, told ProPublica that it’s difficult to draw conclusions from the chaos in bystander videos.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

About a minute after the shooting, bystander footage shows officers shouting, “Where is the gun?” as they attempt to apply first aid to Pretti.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Now Paul and the other witnesses were convinced that Kelli had been a crazy, firebomb-throwing cheerleader, while I had simply been an innocent bystander who’d panicked and ran from the scene.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan