passerby

Example Sentences

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Speaking to the Sun, a passerby saw the bag on the side of a road and alerted her partner after becoming suspicious.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Restaurant terraces sit deserted, while souvenir, watersports and perfume vendors watch for the rare passerby.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Any prudent passerby would think twice before approaching a clearing with a tower made of hundreds of skulls at its center.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Previously we cited Ahmed al-Ahmed, the Muslim passerby who disarmed a terrorist for a time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

A trail of scraps beckoned the passerby to climb the unpainted front steps toward some goal within the building.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole