passengers

Definition of passengersnext
plural of passenger

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • There is, however, something else travelers should expect.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Floating alone where the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans meet, this island nation was long considered too out-of-the-way for travelers … until airlines like Icelandair started luring Americans with cheap flights to Europe that included a stopover in Iceland.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • One house in particular, on the generous corner lot at Gower and Douthit streets, attracted sightseers from all over town.
    Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Big Basin was established in 1902 to safeguard its redwood trees and is still visited today by sightseers from all over the world wanting to gaze at the 300-foot giants.
    Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Some migrants are released while their cases proceed; others remain in prolonged legal limbo.
    Candace Lukasik, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Over the past year, groups of a few hundred migrants have typically dispersed within days without traveling beyond southern Mexico.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Passengers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passengers. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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