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Examples of Good Samaritan in a Sentence
We had a flat tire on the highway but fortunately a Good Samaritan stopped to help us change it.
Recent Examples on the Web
The five-years-young Chihuahua mix was brought to the Arizona Humane Society as an injured stray in early June after a Good Samaritan took her to a local emergency vet.
—The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
Listen to this article A BMW driver has been charged with manslaughter for a 2019 that killed a young correction officer and a Good Samaritan helping a woman involved in a fender-bender, police said Wednesday.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2024
This development is near but different from a separate project site to the east where a healthcare titan aims to replace the huge but aging Good Samaritan Hospital with a modern medical center.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
Tali Shapiro Orange County District Attorney's Office Steve Hodel | Former detective, LAPD: A Good Samaritan, a witness, sees the little girl, the little 8-year-old Tali get in the car.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2024
Kansas City Chiefs team doctor Michael Monaco pleaded guilty to misdemeanor careless driving Friday after fatally striking a ‘Good Samaritan’ at the scene of a highway crash in November 2023.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2024
The dog was spotted in a small cut-out on the side of the mountain by a Good Samaritan during his hike along the preserve.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
Seinfeld ended with Jerry, Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), George (Jason Alexander) and Kramer (Michael Richards) in a jail cell after being found guilty for unknowingly violating a local Good Samaritan law in a small town.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
Thankfully, a Good Samaritan came to her rescue and took her to a local emergency veterinary hospital.
—The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1843, in the meaning defined above
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“Good Samaritan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Good%20Samaritan. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Legal Definition
good samaritan
noun
good sa·mar·i·tan
-sə-ˈmar-ə-tən
: one who voluntarily renders aid to another in distress although under no duty to do so
Etymology
from the good Samaritan in the New Testament parable (Luke 10:30–37)
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