Get to know Bystander better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like spectator or witness.
Bystander meaning
A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator.
Using Bystander
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator.
- Useful related words include: spectator, witness, viewer, watcher.
- In the example corpus, bystander often appears in combinations such as: innocent bystander, the bystander, bystander in.
Context around Bystander
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bystander
- In this selection, "bystander" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, active, innocent, pregnant, told, rescue and cpr stand out and add context to how "bystander" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a brave bystander 26 year and a bystander told police. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bystander" sits close to words such as achievable, admin and afflicted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bystander
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A new report reveals a concerning spike in bystander rescue drownings. (11 words)
Neely is held in a headlock by the 24-year-old bystander. (12 words)
One bystander who took video, Darnella Frazier, testified during Chauvin’s trial. (12 words)
In another incident, a video of a brawl between several men in the restaurant in 2014 went viral when it was posted online again in 2016, in part because a bystander to the fighting appeared to pull a baby raccoon out of his coat. (44 words)
In a video that has gone viral, ominous clanking sounds coming from within a tunnel slide are heard — along with a bystander's laughter — before the officer is seen shooting out of the playground contraption feet first, face down. (39 words)
Sportsmail caught up with the double world champion and asked him to provide the kind of insight a bystander cannot of Formula One’s star names, with an intimacy born by going close-up, wheel-to-wheel at 200mph. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
A bystander told police they saw the stolen car driving the wrong way down one-way Stradbrook Avenue.
All three victims – two men and a woman – are expected to recover from their injuries, and according to FOX 4 in Dallas, at least one was an innocent bystander.
A new report reveals a concerning spike in bystander rescue drownings.
An officer in Guadalupe shot at a suspect who police believed was holding a gun; one bullet ricocheted off the ground, then hit a bystander in the head.
A shooting at a Massachusetts intersection on Wednesday critically injured a pregnant bystander on a bus, whose infant subsequently died, officials said.
As Neely lay face down on the subway car’s floor, still wrapped in the chokehold, at least one bystander can be heard on the video urging restraint, warning that they might be killing him.
Fowler said having standard CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation) is critical and Rupnow received immediate bystander CPR, which is unusual.
Free active bystander training packages for city-based workplaces will also soon be available.
He stormed into another ballroom, Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio, nearby but was disarmed by a brave bystander, 26-year-old Brandon Tsay — preventing any further bloodshed.
In another incident, a video of a brawl between several men in the restaurant in 2014 went viral when it was posted online again in 2016, in part because a bystander to the fighting appeared to pull a baby raccoon out of his coat.
In a video that has gone viral, ominous clanking sounds coming from within a tunnel slide are heard — along with a bystander's laughter — before the officer is seen shooting out of the playground contraption feet first, face down.
Investigators found out the day after the shooting that an 11-year-old boy, who was a bystander, was also hit by a bullet.
Laura Oviedo-Guzmán, system navigator and education specialist with the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre, says an active bystander is essentially someone who gets involved.
Neely is held in a headlock by the 24-year-old bystander.
One bystander who took video, Darnella Frazier, testified during Chauvin’s trial.
Pursifull was recorded by a bystander, while a man wearing a neon green shirt yelled at the intruder.
Sportsmail caught up with the double world champion and asked him to provide the kind of insight a bystander cannot of Formula One’s star names, with an intimacy born by going close-up, wheel-to-wheel at 200mph.
The collision sounded “like a bomb going off,” a bystander said of the incident which occurred just after 10am on North Street.
The course also encourages students to be more aware of their surroundings and how to reduce harm as a bystander and community member.
The crews discovered a man in a critical condition who was already receiving medical assistance from a bystander.
Common combinations with bystander
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- innocent bystander 28×
- the bystander 16×
- bystander in 13×
- bystander who 12×
- by bystander 12×
- bystander was 8×
- one bystander 7×
- bystander and 6×
- bystander effect 6×
- bystander to 5×