on someone
Example Sentences
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Ideally, we wouldn't be relying on someone to get us a goal out of nothing, like Jude Bellingham did when he turned in Saka's corner against Panama.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
It laughed off Hawaii’s citation of colonial and early state laws prohibiting the hunting of game on someone else’s property—noting this was targeted at unauthorized hunting, not guns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Bonus tip: You can build credit by becoming an authorized user on someone else’s card.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
When she poked her head outside to see what was going on, someone hissed at her to “get out of town.”
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
The passive trains the reader’s gaze on someone who’s having something done to him: See that mime?
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
