- plural of person.
persons
Example Sentences
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Flock Safety claims over 5,000 law enforcement agencies use its license plate readers to help locate missing persons, catch thieves and identify suspicious vehicles.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
"We conduct land and air operation from helicopters. There haven't been any reports on missing persons, but we are still scouring the area just to be sure."
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
On the morning of July 6, a Tuesday, Brophy dropped her daughter off at summer camp in Oceanside, according to the Missing in America Network, a nonprofit that supports families of missing persons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
And, whatever it concludes, the Virginia investigation is a reminder that, as the court observed in the Walker case, all of us have a duty to secure “justice for all persons, whether living or deceased.”
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
Certainly two men, Iasus and Schoenius, are each called the father of Atalanta, but then it often happens in old stories that different names are given to unimportant persons.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
