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Examples of passenger in a Sentence
There were two passengers in the car in addition to the driver.
There's no room for passengers on this project; everybody must do his share of the work.
Recent Examples of passenger from the Web
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In 2016 the number of passengers grew by 23%, prompting Indian airlines to order more than 1,000 new aircraft.
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Five vehicles were involved, including two trucks and three passenger vehicles.
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Authorities have released no details about what led to the shooting of Justine Damond, a meditation teacher and bride-to-be who was killed late Saturday by an officer who reportedly fired his weapon from the passenger seat of a squad car.
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The honor student was a passenger in a vehicle leaving the Balch Springs party on April 29, which also held his brothers and two other friends.
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The plane can either delay departure or lighten its load by removing fuel, cargo or passengers.
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Carlos dangled his legs from the passenger seat of their empty Jeep, flipping on his electronic cigarette.
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The collisions left three people — two drivers and a passenger — with minor to major injuries.
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Passengers were finally evacuated about two hours after the derailment.
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Origin and Etymology of passenger
Middle English passager, from Anglo-French, from passage path, way, passage, from passer
PASSENGER Defined for English Language Learners
passenger
playDefinition of passenger for English Language Learners
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: a person who is traveling from one place to another in a car, bus, train, ship, airplane, etc., and who is not driving or working on it
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: a person in a group who does not do as much work as others
PASSENGER Defined for Kids
passenger
playDefinition of passenger for Students
: someone riding on or in a vehicle
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