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

Sure, under the bill, the jaywalker couldn’t legally cross the street in traffic.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2021

And as she drank her second drink and scowled at the bartender, it occurred to Enid that she must have been that jaywalker, that woman with the blue purse.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 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

What if that jaywalker stops at a median?

From The Verge • May 9, 2018