bystander

Example Sentences

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Even after Blanc arrives, he’s confounded to find himself occasionally standing on the sidelines, a bystander in Jud’s moral crusade to herd his congregation toward righteousness.

From Los Angeles Times

Scientists have long debated whether water in these confined regions simply behaves as a passive bystander or affects how molecules interact.

From Science Daily

Ms Edwards was an innocent bystander when Connor Chapman opened fire with a sub-machine gun as he targeted two men in the culmination of a gang feud.

From BBC

When innocent bystanders are killed it is often said they were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

From BBC

Ms Edwards was an innocent bystander when Chapman opened fire with a sub-machine gun as he targeted two men in the culmination of a gang feud.

From BBC