Samaritan

Example Sentences

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But a little later, Laura asks to stay with this good Samaritan rather than go with the EMTs, an arrangement that clearly pleases Betty.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The Samaritan Clinic is a small, free clinic serving people without health insurance in Albany, Georgia.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

He was, by all accounts, acting as a Good Samaritan, trying to break up the fight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

"My proposal for a Good Samaritan law is exactly that," said Ms Naz.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

“Indeed, on several occasions, a seminary student going to give his talk on the parable of the Good Samaritan literally stepped over the victim as he hurried on his way.”

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell