bystander
Example Sentences
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Cellphone video shot by a bystander captured Bostic telling police he was on his way to visit his mother.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
When his children, Pista and Eva, take part in the failed 1956 revolution against the Soviet-backed government, Lajos is mostly an exhausted bystander.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Shortly after, bystander footage, discreetly filmed by a camp resident, picks up from the other direction to the CCTV.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
And, finally, your brother-in-law is not an objective bystander.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026
For me, there was nothing more gratifying than being a bystander in these moments, to sit barely noticed by the people around me and witness the miracle of a girl—our girl—growing independent and whole.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Mr. Popper’s Penguins
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Because They Marched
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