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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The Panthers more than doubled their win total from 2023 in 2024, and the hope, at least from the most positive onlookers, should be another doubling in 2025.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
As onlookers gawked, took pictures and videos of the stunt, much could be said of the meta recreation and the series’ commentary on surveillance, the nature of work and the interplay of the two in the modern world.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2025
His favorability ratings in a purple state are something that national onlookers and big donors are going to keep an eye on.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
At another table, onlookers watched in awe as Shareef O’Neal, son of former Miami Heat star Shaquille O’Neal, had a pair of KIZO sneakers custom dipped in dye.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
As onlookers gawked, took pictures and videos of the stunt, much could be said of the meta recreation and the series’ commentary on surveillance, the nature of work and the interplay of the two in the modern world.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2025
His favorability ratings in a purple state are something that national onlookers and big donors are going to keep an eye on.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
At another table, onlookers watched in awe as Shareef O’Neal, son of former Miami Heat star Shaquille O’Neal, had a pair of KIZO sneakers custom dipped in dye.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onlooker. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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onlooker
noun
on·look·er
ˈȯn-ˌlu̇k-ər 
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