pedestrian
Example Sentences
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In the latest incident in Leipzig, a Volkswagen Taigo car careered from a major square in the old town down a busy pedestrian zone, travelling hundreds of metres.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Oyler also wants to see the city add more bike lanes and pedestrian paths, saying he has given up his bike because it’s too dangerous to ride in his neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
How about charging any bargain-hunting pedestrian $50 to walk to the game?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
While today’s numbers look pedestrian, it’s about where the indexes came from: The Nasdaq was down nearly 2.2% at its low on Thursday, while the S&P was down 1.5%.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
“Well, I didn’t know that. I had only feebly shambled out there to rest a while. Occasionally a pedestrian happened along. Unfortunately for us, they did not seem to be in hot dog moods.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing pedestrian
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