bystander

Example Sentences

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Eberechi Eze has almost been a bystander in comparison, despite the fanfare that greeted his £60m arrival from Crystal Palace in August, stolen away from Spurs at the 11th hour.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

And, finally, your brother-in-law is not an objective bystander.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026

“We’re with you!” a bystander can be heard telling her in the video as others blow emergency whistles.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

Some analyses of bystander video appear to show a federal agent taking Pretti’s gun from his hip before the first shots were fired.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

Now Paul and the other witnesses were convinced that Kelli had been a crazy, firebomb-throwing cheerleader, while I had simply been an innocent bystander who’d panicked and ran from the scene.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan