How to Use Good Samaritan in a Sentence

Good Samaritan

noun
  • We had a flat tire on the highway but fortunately a Good Samaritan stopped to help us change it.
  • She was found last weekend after a Good Samaritan brought the three-week saga to an end.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Mike accepts gratefully—only to beat up this Good Samaritan and run off with his watch.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The dog was spotted in a small cut-out on the side of the mountain by a Good Samaritan during his hike along the preserve.
    — Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
  • Shout out to the nurses at Good Samaritan hospital in West Palm.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Shout out to the nurses at Good Samaritan hospital in West Palm.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Good Samaritan Hospital staff declined to share the status of the ninth person.
    — David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The aim of Good Samaritan laws is to make people less fearful of reporting overdoses.
    — Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2022
  • This sweet boy certainly went through a tough time prior to being brought in by a Good Samaritan as his eye was proptosed and actively bleeding.
    — The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 9 June 2023
  • Emergency crews and three Good Samaritan vessels responded to the scene, the Coast Guard said.
    — David Chiu, People.com, 25 June 2025
  • Pets are not included under Utah’s Good Samaritan laws, officials said.
    — Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 July 2022
  • These expenses can deter all but the most determined Good Samaritan from donating a kidney.
    — Ike Brannon, Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • Thankfully, a Good Samaritan came to her rescue and took her to a local emergency veterinary hospital.
    — The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Research indicates states with Good Samaritan laws have lower overdose mortality rates within the first two years of enactment.
    — Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Police said the final victim, a Good Samaritan who helped those inside the burning vehicle, was also hospitalized.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
  • After a Good Samaritan found a trio of puppies in a South Dakota dumpster, a local animal rescue is looking for answers.
    — Bailey Richards, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Police cleared the driver, who immediately called 911, and a separate Good Samaritan who pulled over and tried to save Brooks.
    — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 4 May 2023
  • Critics say the laws clash with the principles of Good Samaritan laws, which are typically exceptions to drug crimes for possession or distribution.
    — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 21 June 2023
  • One story that’s been celebrated in the chat groups involved a neighbor who refused to leave her home, only to have a Good Samaritan show up, bundle the woman in his car and take her down the hill to a shelter.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
  • When a seeming Good Samaritan character shows up—like Alice, heard only through the phone— our hackles are instantly raised — how can a voice so saccharine conjure so much fright?
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Good Samaritan helps pull victims from home At least two of the children were pulled from the home by a bystander, later identified as Leon Segura, officials said.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • Good Samaritan’s Maggie Gill said the new hospital will be part of a campus that includes a hotel, luxury condominim and workforce housing.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Now Coster-Waldau’s third act is less antihero and more Good Samaritan in An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet.
    — Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025
  • For residents without cars, going to other cities is not always possible, leaving them to rely on the overcrowded Good Samaritan ER when emergencies strike.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Education about Good Samaritan Laws can encourage individuals to take action in an emergency.
    — Evan Nison, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2023
  • This development is near but different from a separate project site to the east where a healthcare titan aims to replace the huge but aging Good Samaritan Hospital with a modern medical center.
    — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
  • Good Samaritan will also construct a central utility plant that is capable of providing on-site infrastructure to support hospital operations, resilience, and efficiency.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Multiple calls to sheriff’s dispatchers brought deputies to the woman, who sheltered in the apartment of a Good Samaritan, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
  • But Cliff’s car gets towed, and Brittany doesn’t seem eager to come pick him up, so a combination of Good Samaritan instincts and a desire to avoid her lack of Christmas Eve plans prompts Didi to drive him to the impound lot.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This is just one of many memories to spill out Thursday at Ebenezer Baptist Church as former employees, people who were born at the hospital or friends and family collected to commemorate the unveiling of a historical marker for Good Samaritan.
    — Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026

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