bystander
Example Sentences
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As this barbershop bystander made clear, for the first time, only a prediction of another championship would be acceptable.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 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
The 30-second spot features a young man in a park attempting pull-ups, who asks a muscular bystander about achieving six-pack abs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
He had really been nothing but a bystander.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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