How to Use Samaritan in a Sentence

Samaritan

noun
  • A number of good Samaritan boats also helped with the search.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 2023-05-30
  • The good Samaritan grabs the thief from behind and tries to pull him away from the woman, who falls to the ground.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 2025-01-16
  • By chance, a good Samaritan passing by offered to lend his truck and trailer for our home goods.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 2024-12-16
  • That same month, Samaritan’s Purse approved him for a new, free trailer.
    — Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 2023-12-19
  • But where is the line between good Samaritan and vigilante?
    — Alex Thomas, The New Republic, 2023-06-09
  • Then, just before the stroller rolls into the street, a good Samaritan jumps into the frame and grabs it just in time.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 2023-05-04
  • Firefighters arrived to help the man as the good Samaritan had corralled him.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 2024-02-07
  • She and her siblings were born to a stray momma cat that a good Samaritan took in due to the condition that it was found.
    — The Arizona Republic, 2024-05-31
  • While the victim called her mother, the good Samaritan called 911.
    — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 2023-05-12
  • Police, who confirmed a good Samaritan drove the boy and his mother to a fire station, said no arrests have been made.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 2023-05-01
  • As temperatures soared during a heatwave, one good Samaritan opened her home to a black stray cat looking for respite.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
  • During the pursuit of the suspect, a good Samaritan intervened and the suspect dropped his cell phone.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 2025-05-09
  • What’s a tolerable balance of crank and good Samaritan?
    — Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 2024-04-05
  • One good Samaritan with a rainbow parasol hat carried a shovel to the porta-potties and started to clean out the mud.
    — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 2023-09-08
  • Or maybe, like Martha, this act of kindness will prompt him to fixate on the Good Samaritan offering it.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 2024-07-30
  • Thanks to the efforts of this Good Samaritan, 70 pounds of cocaine are in federal custody and off our streets.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN, 2023-08-08
  • One child will be treated at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Gatos.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Williams, the report says, straddled the woman’s twisted body, pinning her down until a good Samaritan stepped in and pushed Williams away.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2024-07-02
  • The teenage brothers, as well as the driver of the Acura, were also taken to Good Samaritan for treatment.
    — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Andy and Rhonda believe legislation like the Good Samaritan Law could have saved their son.
    — Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 2024-02-23
  • Detroit police later confirmed that the suspect and the good Samaritan had dated, but their relationship ended last year.
    — Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • An agency spokesman said the vessel departed from the Bahamas, and a good Samaritan reported the boat capsizing.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 2025-04-14
  • That’s slightly more than three times the size of the existing campus, according to the plans filed by Good Samaritan Hospital.
    — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 2024-07-22
  • In the story, the woman at the well is a Samaritan who Christians believe received guidance on faith directly from Jesus.
    — Samantha Riedel, Them., 2025-04-14
  • The Parable of the Good Samaritan and a score of biblical passages teach the duty of generosity toward strangers and foreigners.
    — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 2025-01-30
  • The crash overturned Alavez’s truck, and the prosecutor said that after a good Samaritan pulled him from his vehicle, Alavez was seen tossing alcohol containers over the edge of the freeway bridge.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The 39-year-old driver was taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove by the Lisle-Woodridge Fire District, where he was later pronounced dead.
    — Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
  • According to local newspaper The SandPaper, the second man was rescued by a good Samaritan and was able to walk to the ambulance himself, according to Deb Whitcraft, Beach Haven First Aid captain.
    — Angelina Liu, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Plus, in a partnership with the Samaritan Fund and TravelAbility, the Schoolhouse Hotel operates the Accessibility Lab, where cutting-edge accessibility technology is tested in real-world hospitality settings.
    — Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Boys 2 Men Mentoring, Early Learning Coalition of Orange County, Finding the Lost Sheep, Nuevo Sendero, Samaritan Resource Center and Therapy Wish.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025

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