Examples of onlooker in a Sentence
Curious onlookers watched the ceremony.
An onlooker noticed the disturbance.
A crowd of onlookers gathered at the fire.
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Someone sitting with three plastic cups and a bunch of onlookers, watching as someone is scammed.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Sunday night in Maryland could be even more unlikely for onlookers to spot the aurora, Dahl said, depending on the strength of the coming ejections.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2025
The incident left more than 45 people injured as onlookers screamed and scattered.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Hours after the explosion, the site continued to draw stunned onlookers.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 24 May 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Sunday night in Maryland could be even more unlikely for onlookers to spot the aurora, Dahl said, depending on the strength of the coming ejections.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2025
The incident left more than 45 people injured as onlookers screamed and scattered.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Hours after the explosion, the site continued to draw stunned onlookers.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 24 May 2025
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onlooker. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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onlooker
noun
on·look·er
ˈȯn-ˌlu̇k-ər 
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