How to Use person in a Sentence

person

noun

• The person at the front desk will be able to help you.
• I saw a person standing on the dock.
• She is a very nice person.
• I like her as a person, but she is not a very good writer.
• The dogs discovered that the men were hiding drugs about their persons.
• Any person who wants a refund must have a receipt.
• Most people here are quite friendly.
• The tax break is only applicable to persons in a high income bracket.
• The disease is easily transmitted from person to person.
• The tickets are $25 per person.
• The last person to pull that off was Navy’s Roger Staubach in 1963.
  — Sarah Kelly, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
• Beom-jun is the person behind the wheel of the car that hits Dong-sik.
  — Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
• The game ends when one person laughs or runs out of breath.
  — Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2022
• Is your wife the type of person who loves to be pampered?
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2023
• Were Olivia and Claire there in person for the final scene in the cathedral?
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
• All drafts are available in person and as a to-go in a twistee can.
  — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2023
• The paper needed one person to say yes, to go on the record.
  — Natasha Henstridge, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2022
• The shooting killed one person and wounded Mr. Khan in the leg.
  — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022
• From the outside, your fans think of you as a very strong-willed person, in your art.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2024
• The event costs $6 per person or $4.50 for Friends of Pringle members.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2023
• The figures’ heads reach the top corners, and the person on the left seems to have an outstretched arm.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
• Read on for some of the spiciest peppers a person can buy.
  — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2023
• And, in turn, that person can try and poison the jury against him.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2022
• Herta claimed to have no idea who pulled of the prank but gave kudos to the person who did.
  — Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star, 27 May 2022
• Homicide means a person causes the death of another one, regardless of intent.
  — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
• Keep in mind that an email thread or virtual meeting may drift without notes, moreso than an in-person conversation would.
  — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
• At the end of January, the person with the greatest distance wins the free food.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
• The footage then showed at least one person being beaten.
  — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
• No purchase is required, and the deal is limited to one biscuit per person.
  — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
• Another person called 911 and police and paramedics soon arrived.
  — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026