on someone

Example Sentences

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When she poked her head outside to see what was going on, someone hissed at her to “get out of town.”

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

But she wouldn't take on someone else's name in marriage, whatever it was.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Take more agency over your tax affairs, rather than relying on someone to give you misinformation during the process.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

“I love that I can count on someone that understands me completely and supports me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Sheed had been worried about whether a human trap would work on someone who wasn’t human, so he was really enthusiastic about Petey’s Giant Flypaper.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles