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.
  • Is this person in the right role?
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Good to have you here in person.
    — CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • This person doesn’t get it at all.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Who is the ‘hero,’ the person who is not in on the ruse?
    — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • And the best way to connect is in person.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
  • One person Shah doesn't want to talk to or talk about?
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
  • In most cases a person could lose their job for this.
    — Anna Liss-Roy The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2026
  • No, that person has nothing to do with me.
    — Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Go face-to-face with the person of the moment.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 May 2026
  • The idea is to hurt the other person.
    — Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The person sometimes tries to talk to me about my good friend.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 2 June 2026
  • His dad was a very, very tough-minded person.
    — Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Let the other person set the pace.
    — Bykaren R. McDaniel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • That person has like just like brighter green eyes than normal.
    — Sarah Vitak, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Too much for one person to do, perhaps.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Every person that made a phone call.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • The person who keeps their hand on the car the longest wins it.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
  • Douglas was not found to have any weapons on his person or near him.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • He isn’t taken as the great person.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Lawrence is so dear — such a unique person and such a tender soul.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026

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