How to Use person in a Sentence
person
noun
- The person at the front desk will be able to help you.
- I saw a person standing on the dock.
- She is a very nice person.
- I like her as a person, but she is not a very good writer.
- The dogs discovered that the men were hiding drugs about their persons.
- Any person who wants a refund must have a receipt.
- Most people here are quite friendly.
- The tax break is only applicable to persons in a high income bracket.
- The disease is easily transmitted from person to person.
- The tickets are $25 per person.
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Is your wife the type of person who loves to be pampered?
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Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
5 Oct. 2023
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Were Olivia and Claire there in person for the final scene in the cathedral?
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K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
15 Dec. 2023
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All drafts are available in person and as a to-go in a twistee can.
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John Coffren,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2023
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From the outside, your fans think of you as a very strong-willed person, in your art.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2024
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The event costs $6 per person or $4.50 for Friends of Pringle members.
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Chelsey Lewis,
Journal Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2023
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Read on for some of the spiciest peppers a person can buy.
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Christine Rousselle,
Fox News,
17 Oct. 2023
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The snowmobile seems to stall as the person recording turns his head to face it.
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Brooke Baitinger,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2024
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After a person exercised, those AVAs pulled in hot blood from the core of the body.
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Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
21 June 2023
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That’s my criteria—if the person on the street, who doesn’t like snakes, stops and says, like, ‘Whoa, that’s a snake?!
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Rebecca Giggs,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2024
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The identity of the person who placed the ad was not disclosed in the FBI affidavit.
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John R. Ellement,
BostonGlobe.com,
3 May 2023
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That person would stand for election at the next city election in April 2025.
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Steve Lord,
Chicago Tribune,
12 July 2023
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Trump spends some of his time these days meeting with lawyers, whether in person or by phone.
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Hannah Knowles,
Washington Post,
22 Sep. 2023
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The one person who came to her aid in the days that followed was Kris Kristofferson.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2024
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Every single person here was in it for the passion of this work.
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
8 June 2023
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The bottomless drinks can be added to the standard omakase for $25 per person.
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Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2023
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The law requires that the first appointment must be in person.
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Ariel Wittenberg,
Scientific American,
24 Oct. 2024
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If the fridge hasn’t been opened all day, that can be a sign that the person is not eating, says Chernova.
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Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
26 May 2023
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Then, a person jumped in the running car and began to drive off, police told WCMH.
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Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
12 July 2024
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Opt to return the gift in person if possible to save costs.
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Jenna Prestininzi,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Dec. 2022
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The settlement could be announced as soon as Thursday, said the person.
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Rohan Goswami,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2024
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