passenger
Example Sentences
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Some surveys of U.S. airlines show stable passenger satisfaction, but other data tell a different story: complaints are rising; confidence is slipping and travelers are increasingly frustrated with delays, crowding and higher prices.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
This makes it a welcome passenger on lazy day trips or late-night drives, and a generally acceptable ambient addition to crowded good times.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
While a passenger on a flight across Canada in late 1955, he wondered what would happen if both pilots were incapacitated and he had to try and land the big four-engined plane.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The earliest passenger elevators were powered by steam engines and used hemp ropes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
And I checked again when I climbed into the passenger seat.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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