person

Example Sentences

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Cleveland Police said a quantity of suspected WW2 ordnance was discovered and had been set alight, leaving one person with minor burns, as crews were called to Crimdon Dene beach, near Hartlepool, on Tuesday morning.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

If an old girlfriend buys you a set of cocktail glasses from a flea market, those glasses will always evoke thoughts of that person.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

A report in The New York Times claims to have identified the person who goes by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamato, the inventor of bitcoin and one of the richest people on Earth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

He held meetings with tech investor David Sacks and Justice Department officials at the White House, according to a person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The dogs always know direction but this was before I learned to trust them—learned to understand that lead dogs know more than the person on the sled.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen