Good Samaritan

Example Sentences

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But the moment that stood out most to me was when one good Samaritan asked plaintively while helping the distressed teenager, “We got to be able to call somebody.”

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

The second was also stamped out fast, this time by a good Samaritan, according to prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

"I was pleading for someone to carry me and take me to hospital. A good Samaritan brought me here," he recalled in an interview with a freelance journalist working for the BBC.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

People who help others can be protected under Washington’s good Samaritan Law, said Tiffany Talley, also a member of Public Health — Seattle & King County’s Overdose Prevention and Response team.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023

“And,” Mom says, “they finally found the good Samaritan who saved all those people in that nursing home.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman