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Examples of Good Samaritan in a Sentence
We had a flat tire on the highway but fortunately a Good Samaritan stopped to help us change it.
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Kayla had been scheduled to work at Good Samaritan hospital on Oct. 3.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
One of the passengers on the Sea Fox boat, Springfield, La., native Thuy Gustin, 31, was trapped under the capsized vessel, causing an agent and a Good Samaritan to jump in the water to save her.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 31 July 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
On Wednesday evening, community members continued to rally in front of the hospital — this time taking aim at HCA’s decision to expand Good Samaritan Hospital just 14-miles away in a more affluent part of the city.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1843, in the meaning defined above
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“Good Samaritan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Good%20Samaritan. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
Legal Definition
good samaritan
noun
good sa·mar·i·tan
-sə-ˈmar-ə-tən
: one who voluntarily renders aid to another in distress although under no duty to do so
Etymology
from the good Samaritan in the New Testament parable (Luke 10:30–37)
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