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Meanings of passer-by in English

Portuguese
transeunte

A person who passes by casually or by chance.

        transeunte
        Usage of passer-by in English
        1
        Laura Safe was pulled to safety from the water by a passer-by.
        BBC
        2
        It flaunted in the face of the passer-by an old-time front yard.
        Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites
        3
        Rents in the roofless walls of unoccupied houses stared at the passer-by.
        My Year of the War / Including an Account of Experiences with th...
        4
        A passer-by came across the gruesome scene and immediately alerted the authorities.
        The South African
        5
        It often ends with her asking a random passer-by to stand guard.
        Independent.ie
        6
        You know every time a passer-by looks at you in the street.
        Maurice Guest
        7
        She has often called in some passer-by to help her punish me.
        Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi
        8
        A gigantic work which the boot of a passer-by will soon destroy.
        Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Volume 03
        9
        This frequenter was the passer-by whose cheer of enthusiasm has been recorded.
        The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
        10
        She looked frail so a passer-by alerted police who picked her up.
        News.com.au
        11
        I would be incapable of deliberately stepping aside for an approaching passer-by.
        The book of disquiet
        12
        These little towns do not look to the passer-by comfortable as homes.
        Letters from America
        13
        She caught the first passer-by whom she passed, and addressed him piteously.
        Old Lady Mary: A Story of the Seen and the Unseen
        14
        It is not locked, and every passer-by is at liberty to enter.
        A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy
        15
        The man was spotted around 10pm in the water by a passer-by.
        The Irish Times
        16
        There was not a passer-by who did not get out of sight.
        Les Misérables
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