passerby

noun

pass·er·by ˌpa-sər-ˈbī

ˈpa-sər-ˌbī

plural passersby ˌpa-sərz-ˈbī

ˈpa-sərz-ˌbī

: one who passes by

A passerby saw the accident and offered to help.

Example Sentences

A passerby saw the accident and stopped to help. Passersby were asked if they were registered to vote.

Recent Examples on the Web The woman was helped up by a passerby and was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening injuries, officials said. —

Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2023 The body was discovered by a passerby who noticed a bad smell coming from the box on New Year's Eve morning. —

Melissa Montoya, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2023 The Fairfield man was discovered shot and unresponsive by a passerby at 9:21 p.m. in the 1200 block of Third Avenue North. —

Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 1 Jan. 2023 Police said Kyair Thomas was left in his car carrier seat in the parking lot at Dayton International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, found by a passerby between two vehicles. —

Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2022 Shelva was last seen by a passerby around 1:00 a.m. on May 28, 2006, walking toward her home in the area of Market and River Streets in Jenkins Township. —

Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2022 In 2017, gunfire after school left a passerby wounded as bullets struck the school’s main pedestrian gate, leaving shell casings scattered on the ground. —

Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2023 The Jewish Student Union was serving rugelach at a school club night, and a passerby took a bite of the dish, before spitting it back out onto the table. —

Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2022 On her first day exploring Benin, Rachel asked a passerby for directions. —

Francesca Street, CNN, 17 Oct. 2022 See More

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