How to Use passenger in a Sentence
passenger
noun- 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.
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The front of the SUV struck the passenger side of the Mustang.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022
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The 15 passengers swiveled their heads and the captain sped to the spot.
—Diana Durán, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
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In that case, passengers in the back of the plane might get off fastest!
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2024
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There were five passengers in the car between the ages of 15 and 20.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
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The man stepped out of the car, opened the passenger door and struck the driver twice in the face, the statement said.
—Jesús Marrero Suárez, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2022
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The man's back is pinned against the passenger seat, and his eyes are squeezed shut.
—John Blake, CNN, 11 June 2022
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Still, the 35-year-old woman in the passenger seat was dead at the scene.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2022
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At the time, the RMS Titanic was the largest passenger ship afloat.
—Elise Hammond, CNN, 20 June 2023
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The 82-year-old, a passenger in the Cedarburg man's truck, died as a result of the crash.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2022
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Small opened the passenger door, pulled the man out by his shirt and threw him to the ground, the indictment said.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
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There should have been a toy steering wheel in the passenger seat the whole time.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2022
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By the way, most if not all the passengers of these transports are in the U.S. legally.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
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The car had been struck by at least a dozen bullets, most of them on the passenger’s side.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 30 Oct. 2022
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The van was full with 14 passengers plus the driver at the time of the collision.
—Kaitlyn Hart, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
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Dowell, the front-seat passenger in the car, was paralysed from the chest down.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
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The bullet went through the passenger door, police said, and struck the victim in the leg.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Feb. 2023
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The balloon rides will last around 6 hours, but will not take passengers all the way to space.
—Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 13 July 2024
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The driver and passenger both jumped out of the SUV and ran across freeway lanes.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
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There was a passenger in the front seat who threw hot coffee on her.
—cleveland, 27 Oct. 2022
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All the passengers sat along the lefthand side of the plane, while cargo was arranged on the right.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2025
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There were 36 passengers on board the boat, with 21 of them rescued alive.
—Chinedu Asadu, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
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When not in use, this sits above rear seat passengers in the ceiling.
—James Morris, Forbes, 6 May 2023
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The number of passenger cars more than doubled in the past two decades.
—Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2022
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Sometimes when a car pulls up, half the passengers will head to Yuan Fu, the other half to Fire Pit.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
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In the passenger seat was his niece, who was also killed.
—Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 8 July 2022
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Police said the girl was able to open a passenger door a few blocks later and leave.
—CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022
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The driver and three boys suffered minor injuries, and the 43-year-old female passenger also sustained serious injuries.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 20 July 2025
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It’s believed the majority of the passengers were from the Mexican state of Coahuila, according to reporting by Mexican news outlets.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2025
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