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.
Examples of passerby in a Sentence
A passerby saw the accident and stopped to help.
Passersby were asked if they were registered to vote.
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According to Lisa, Eric was found by a passerby who dialed 911, WDKY reported.
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David Chiu, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The child survived after being seen by a passerby, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office said in a Feb. 20 news release.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
In May 2019, Grier stood in a Dilworth gas station’s parking lot and yelled homophobic slurs at groups of people before zeroing in on one passerby, according to a news release from prosecutors.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
Asteroids are known to range in size from around 329 miles in diameter (i.e. Vesta, which accounts for 9 percent of the total mass of all asteroids) down to a matter of feet across, like today's passerby.
—Ian Randall, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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David Chiu, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The child survived after being seen by a passerby, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office said in a Feb. 20 news release.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
In May 2019, Grier stood in a Dilworth gas station’s parking lot and yelled homophobic slurs at groups of people before zeroing in on one passerby, according to a news release from prosecutors.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
Asteroids are known to range in size from around 329 miles in diameter (i.e. Vesta, which accounts for 9 percent of the total mass of all asteroids) down to a matter of feet across, like today's passerby.
—Ian Randall, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for passerby
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“Passerby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passerby. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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