passerby

Example Sentences

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On Friday, police pulled back a cordon around the bar, allowing passersby to see it up close.

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There was no expectation of notice, but a passerby took a photo and posted it online.

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The ugly stories told by fellow cast members, directors, agents and innocent passersby have been recounted for years, perhaps most notoriously in the history “Live From New York” by Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller.

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This time around, the thieves escaped on foot, struggling to carry the cumbersome frames down the street as passersby pushed past unaware.

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Then he stood on his sister’s front step before a Baltimore Ravens playoff game and asked passersby to guess the song.

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