stander-by

Example Sentences

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"I cannot think well of a man who sports with any woman's feelings; and there may often be a great deal more suffered than a stander-by can judge of."

From Mansfield Park by Austen, Jane

Captain B——n asked a stander-by what volunteer corps was parading to-day: "Why, I don't rightly know; but I guess it may be the Taunton Juvenile Democratic Lancers."

From Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Power, Tyrone

His pocket is seldom without a Greek testament or Hebrew Bible, which he opens only in the church, and that when some stander-by looks over.

From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various

It was as though a stander-by had overheard tidings given by a king to his servant, and had presumed to hear them himself, as it were Achimaas the son of Sadoc.

From The History of Richard Raynal, Solitary by Benson, Robert Hugh

In my conscience, I think the common observation just: a stander-by sees more of the game, than he that plays.

From The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) by Richardson, Samuel