Example Sentences

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Bystanders filmed the teen screaming that he was a minor and a U.S. citizen.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Bystanders do not need to download an app.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

Bystanders called 911 at 2:36 p.m. upon finding a surfboard on the beach and being unable to locate its owner, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

Bystanders were performing CPR on Burks as deputies, firefighters and search and rescue crews arrived, but the efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, the sheriff’s office said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024

Bystanders shouted out their good wishes to her over the pounding of bass drums and flutes piping “Yankee Doodle” as our family watched the town’s Fourth of July parade from a set of bleachers.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama