Examples of 'passer-by' in a sentence

Meaning of "passer-by"

A passer-by is a person who is passing near or casually going by something
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  • A person who is passing by (that is, walking past).

How to use "passer-by" in a sentence

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A passer-by that has never been in a theatre before.
The identity of the passer-by was soon revealed.
A passer-by had given them a scratch card.
An anonymous photo that was taken by a passer-by was sent in.
An innocent passer-by was shot dead in broad daylight.
We have got a partial index from a passer-by.
Every fifth passer-by is a student in higher education.
The family was found by a passer-by this morning.
A passer-by saw him walking into the desert.
Gursky appears to be the passer-by in his images.
One passer-by was killed and nine others were injured.
A young man stops a passer-by to ask the way.
Passer-by saw the door of the building open.
He was found by a passer-by and taken to a hospital.
A passer-by heard shots and called the police.

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I enquired of a passer-by which road to take.
A passer-by called the police and the ambulance.
Here we are it was filmed by a passer-by on their mobile.
Just another passer-by in the path of a lightning bolt.
The following is a video captured by a passer-by.
He was found by a passer-by who immediately called for an ambulance.
She nearly died of hypothermia before being discovered by a passer-by.
One passer-by asked what she is looking for.
It would not interest a passer-by like yourself.
A passer-by kindly took the picture shown above.
Finally he could not refrain from addressing a passer-by.
A female passer-by called the police from her mobile.
Their minds are like a building open to every passer-by.
Passer-by noticed him in the window just after four.
It is all too easy to miss to the casual passer-by.
It is a worrying passer-by for booby birds with delicate toes.
The attack only stopped when a passer-by intervened.
A passer-by had spotted a suspicious package and called police.
I knew that he is just a passer-by in my life.
Passer-by saw a man on the roof after the shot.
Let us go and meet that passer-by who rescued them.
A passer-by saw the accident and notified the family.
He was found by a passer-by in the street.
I was just asking directions of a passer-by.
Any passer-by could visit the garden by paying a small fee.
Shots were exchanged and a woman passer-by was wounded.
A passer-by who came to the defense of the victim was also assaulted.
Naturally the victim could not see the passer-by.
The offices were closed and a passer-by was the only victim.
It might not go and shag the leg of every passer-by.
Styles was apparently unaware that one passer-by was grazed by a ricocheting bullet.
The kidnapping was witnessed by a passer-by.
A passer-by will not guess that there is an exhibition hall inside.
And it would be impossible to know the name of every passer-by.
Eventually a police officer and passer-by came to her rescue.

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