layperson

Example Sentences

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A layperson might mistake the job that swept her across the ocean as “bodyguard.”

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2024

Where babies are harmed because of clinical negligence, the projected payouts can appear very sizable to the layperson.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

“It makes the layperson look back and say, what’s going on? In one year, did they get that much better or is it harder to defend or are they not playing defense?”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024

Today, you can still participate in ascetic acts—like firewalking, climbing a sword ladder in bare feet, and cold endurance—as a layperson at festivals, temples, or sacred sites.

From National Geographic • Jan. 19, 2024

It bristled with statistics that sounded comforting but were impossible for the average layperson to fully comprehend.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik