passing pedestrian

collocation in English

meaningsofpassingandpedestrian

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passing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpɑː.sɪŋ/us
/ˈpæs.ɪŋ/
moving ...
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pedestrian
noun[C]
uk
/pəˈdes.tri.ən/us
/pəˈdes.tri.ən/
a person who is walking, especially in an area where ...
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(Definition ofpassingandpedestrianfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I suppose this battle started when the first person jumped on a horse and apassingpedestriangot splashed.
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Perhaps more important, it represents a danger to life and limb, because it could fall on the roof, or what is worse, on apassingpedestrian.
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But, of course, while everybody on the road is a road user, a parked car takes up a good deal more room than apassingpedestrian.
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Apassingpedestrianstops and helps the blind man up and offers to help him get home.
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Passing pedestrians are not particularly invited to enter, yet they are in no way hindered from doing so.
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She then tunes the violin and begins to play it like a true virtuoso, prompting apassingpedestrianto drop a large bag of gold coins into her cup.
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Billboards present large advertisements to passing pedestrians and drivers.
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Small businesses and storefronts with eye-catching displays and the aroma of culinary delights draw in passing pedestrians.
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The passing pedestrians notice something very alarming.
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It is known to give out fresh pieces of matzo to passing pedestrians and its adjacent shop at one point even served as a community art gallery.
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