bystander

Example Sentences

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Some turned out to be bystanders who happened to be smartly dressed.

From Barron's

Goncalves said a bystander "stepped in and interjected" and "that's probably what led to a swift end of this tragic event".

From BBC

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

From MarketWatch

In the next few minutes, he said, he saw bystanders pull an unresponsive man out of the building.

From Los Angeles Times

They finally used a bystander’s legs as a makeshift platform — to no avail.

From Los Angeles Times