How to Use layperson in a Sentence

layperson

noun

• Of course, the layperson cannot always discern much from the soil.
  — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 20 Feb. 2023
• To the layperson, that sounds like putting the wolf in charge of determining the best way to build the chicken coop.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2020
• Wallach, who isn’t a layperson, doesn’t see it that way.
  — Bill Hatcher, National Geographic, 6 Oct. 2017
• What happened may seem clear to a layperson viewing the footage.
  — Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times, 5 May 2023
• Here’s a layperson’s look at the states and laws that may determine the outcome.
  — Rachel Glickhouse, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2020
• While the archived atelier gown might be a bit beyond the layperson’s reach, the wallpaper—as of this week—is not.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 26 May 2022
• Sure, floating shelves look great in photos when styled by a pro or even by a layperson with a good eye.
  — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2020
• Sproul worried about the man or the woman in the pew, the layperson as opposed to the clergy who had the seminary training.
  — Russell Pulliam, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2017
• Love is a many splendored thing — except for when one plays tennis, where, for the layperson, love means a score of zero.
  — Mike McGreehan, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2017
• Talk about what that is specifically for the layperson.
  — Recode Staff, Recode, 14 May 2018
• For the layperson, league tables don’t really mean too much.
  — Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 5 July 2023
• Walter said changes would need to be made if a layperson fills in as head librarian.
  — Linda Girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, 20 June 2017
• Tesla’s language on that point may be misleading to the layperson.
  — David Z. Morris, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2019
• In terms a layperson can understand, what is dark matter?
  — Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
• This is how layperson access to naloxone has been successful at saving lives over the past two decades.
  — Jennifer Plumb, Washington Post, 7 July 2017
• The layperson in 2009 knew more about financial markets than ten years prior.
  — Prince Ghuman, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2021
• In 1959, Anne was the first layperson to be named a College Administrator.
  — courant.com, 22 Nov. 2019
• This bill that’s going to try to put the Fed under appropriations, again, looks like, from a layperson’s view, like, well, that seems like a good idea.
  — WSJ, 11 July 2017
• There's no mistaking how and where on the grand automotive scale the new Civic Type R is placed, even for the casual layperson.
  — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2018
• Proper fit, meanwhile, which is also key, is difficult for the layperson to achieve.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2021
• Still, in various opinions issued Tuesday, the judges in Scott's case allowed that the question might sound odd to a layperson.
  — Larry Neumeister, Star Tribune, 6 Mar. 2021
• The average layperson struggles to put these in context.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2019
• To a layperson, this sounds a lot like exchanging one idea for another —simple enough.
  — Lee Daniel Kravetz, The Cut, 31 July 2017
• Whether your a layperson or a professional, the texture, scent, look, and feel of a product are critical.
  — Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Quartzy, 2 July 2019
• Yet this idea has been touted by business leaders, academics and laypersons.
  — Eric Waller, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• Mrozek, a Hinsdale resident, was the first layperson to serve as president of St. Rita.
  — Howard Ludwig, Daily Southtown, 22 Mar. 2018
• Each episode alternates between who does the research and who plays the layperson peppering the other host with questions.
  — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Dec. 2019
• Although his abuser was a layperson, not a priest, the crime was still covered up in his local community.
  — The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
• Topgolf aims to reset how the layperson experiences the game by placing a new kind of welcome mat outside golf’s haughty front gates.
  — Michael McKnight, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022
• For the layperson, choosing a safe, clean, natural beauty product comes down primarily to the stuff that is not in it, as opposed to what is.
  — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 10 Aug 2024