jaywalker
Example Sentences
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Sheba Sahlemariam, an Angeleno, said she was an occasional jaywalker before she got a ticket for crossing a street outside a designated intersection to avoid someone walking toward her.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
“You can watch the term jaywalker take off, becoming a normal word,” he adds.
From Slate ● May 18, 2022
But this makes no more sense than the jaywalker bill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
The minivan performed smoothly, even stopping for a jaywalker, before abruptly pulling to the right side of the road.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2018
Programming the car to respond to someone crossing the street at daytime in one thing, but getting it to perceive and react to a jaywalker is entirely different.
From The Verge ● May 9, 2018
