passerby
noun
, ˈpa-sər-ˌbī\
, ˈpa-sərz-ˌbī \
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Char was convicted in March of stabbing the driver of another car in August 2016 and of assaulting both the driver's passenger and a passerby who tried to break up the confrontation. — Alex Johnson, NBC News, "White man shows up in blackface to protest attempted murder conviction in Hawaii," 3 July 2019 Once, a passerby took his picture, then made it into a painting and presented it to him. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc: Father Lawrence Schottelkotte has run every day for 40 years. It takes faith to do it.," 29 June 2019 This was deliberately placed where a child or passerby could have found it. — Fox News, "South Carolina ‘terrorist sympathizer’ placed bomb inside teddy bear, FBI says," 19 June 2019 There was only one passerby, Dadoub said, that shouted out of their car window in support for Trump. — Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, "Protesters rally along Fifth Street in reaction to SCOTUS vote for Trump's travel ban," 29 June 2018 For carnivores, a preliminary menu shown to a passerby in recent days listed a $120 family-style Tomahawk steak. — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, "Another Italian restaurant, Talento, to open on Las Olas in Fort Lauderdale. That makes a dozen.," 10 June 2019 The footage depicts Newberg chasing down a passerby who criticized him for placing another man on a wet sidewalk during a stop. — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, "Baltimore police sergeant suspended and charged for improper arrest," 6 June 2019 The passerby attempted to pull Corder out of his vehicle, but Corder wouldn't budge. — Aubrey Carpenter, azcentral, "Man suspected of Loop 202 carjacking said he stole car because someone was following him," 6 June 2019 This is a town named for a random passerby, not for a sandwich spread. — Ken Jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, "Mayo, Florida Was Just Renamed for a Different Condiment," 24 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'passerby.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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