passenger
noun
pas·sen·ger
ˈpa-sᵊn-jər 
often attributive
1
: wayfarer
2
: a traveler in a public or private conveyance
Examples of passenger in a Sentence
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.
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The charges stem from a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee during which Abrego Garcia was driving a vehicle with nine passengers.
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Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
The car was designed to maximize interior space, so there’s plenty of room for front and rear passengers.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Departure boards at Secaucus direct passengers to the correct platform to catch a train to the stadium.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Only one passenger survived after the plane crashed onto a medical college hostel during lunch hour, with local media reporting as many as 24 people on the ground were also killed.
—Sudipto Ganguly, USA Today, 14 June 2025
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Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
The car was designed to maximize interior space, so there’s plenty of room for front and rear passengers.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Departure boards at Secaucus direct passengers to the correct platform to catch a train to the stadium.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Only one passenger survived after the plane crashed onto a medical college hostel during lunch hour, with local media reporting as many as 24 people on the ground were also killed.
—Sudipto Ganguly, USA Today, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for passenger
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“Passenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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passenger
noun
pas·sen·ger
ˈpas-ᵊn-jər
: a person riding in or on a vehicle
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