How to Use passenger in a Sentence

passenger

noun
  • There were two passengers in the car in addition to the driver.
  • There's no room for passengers on this project; everybody must do his share of the work.
  • The 15 passengers swiveled their heads and the captain sped to the spot.
    Diana Durán, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
  • In that case, passengers in the back of the plane might get off fastest!
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2024
  • There were five passengers in the car between the ages of 15 and 20.
    Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
  • At the time, the RMS Titanic was the largest passenger ship afloat.
    Elise Hammond, CNN, 20 June 2023
  • Small opened the passenger door, pulled the man out by his shirt and threw him to the ground, the indictment said.
    Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
  • By the way, most if not all the passengers of these transports are in the U.S. legally.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • The van was full with 14 passengers plus the driver at the time of the collision.
    Kaitlyn Hart, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
  • The balloon rides will last around 6 hours, but will not take passengers all the way to space.
    Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 13 July 2024
  • There were 36 passengers on board the boat, with 21 of them rescued alive.
    Chinedu Asadu, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
  • When not in use, this sits above rear seat passengers in the ceiling.
    James Morris, Forbes, 6 May 2023
  • Sometimes when a car pulls up, half the passengers will head to Yuan Fu, the other half to Fire Pit.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Cung and his passenger, 43-year-old Sung Vang were killed in the wreck, according to the report.
    Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Some of the passengers stayed below the entire trip, but Otto spent most of his time on deck.
    David Owen, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2024
  • While cabs line up at the taxi stand, rideshare drivers will scoop you up from the passenger pickup area.
    Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2024
  • On some flights, passengers who booked a first-class or business seat may fail to show up for their flight.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Chapple opened the passenger side door, holding a gun in his left hand and a cellphone in right hand, the video shows.
    Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024
  • The driver got out, walked to the passenger’s side and fired several shots before pulling Small out of the car.
    Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Now with 3 rows of seats, the Palisade can fit 7 or 8 passengers on all models.
    Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The officer saw a man in the driver’s seat and a female passenger.
    cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Grohl also made a cameo in a sketch where passengers on a plane argued about which of their jobs was the toughest.
    Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Should passengers leave personal items in their spots to stake their claim to them all day?
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Alaska State Troopers say the 58-year-old passenger in the car the day of the collision died early this month.
    Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • He is also accused of slapping a passenger on the hand and face and spitting on them.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2024
  • The 47-year-old driver and a 34-year-old passenger were killed, a Colorado State Patrol spokesman said.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 14 June 2023
  • The center console sits close to the driver and passenger, coming up to meet the dashboard.
    Kevin Williams, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2023
  • His two passengers, women ages 60 and 23, were not hurt.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2024
  • The prince arrived on a silver T-boat, a 28-foot-long passenger vessel.
    Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The fleet serving the Red Sea will be able to carry 30 passengers around the northwestern shores of Saudi Arabia.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2024

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