- a variation of passerby.
passer-by
Example Sentences
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Her mother, Sarah Keeling, 45, and passer-by Mark Ratcliffe, 67, both died after trying to save her.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
Her mother, Sarah Keeling, 45, and passer-by, Mark Ratcliffe, 67, both died after trying to save her.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
But after a "venomous" comment from a passer-by, Ms Wiggins said she wanted to remind people of the tradition's backstory.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
Play at Dawson Memorial Field in Danbury, Essex, was suspended over summer after a passer-by was struck on the leg by a ball as he unloaded his car on 17 May.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
He looked at the poster: the white face was fleshy but stern; one hand was uplifted and its index finger pointed straight out into the street at each passer-by.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
