How to Use onlooker in a Sentence

onlooker

noun

• A crowd of onlookers gathered at the fire.
• An onlooker noticed the disturbance.
• Curious onlookers watched the ceremony.
• Chang offers a front-row seat of the war from the perspective of an onlooker.
  — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2021
• Or be an onlooker checking out flying chunks of asteroids.
  — Britt Kennerly, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2022
• And the poem was written from the perspective of a wistful onlooker who, like them, loved but could not enter the city.
  — New York Times, 16 Nov. 2021
• For at least one onlooker, the rare sighting was the opportunity of a lifetime.
  — Carey Restino, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2021
• Then from one corner came a primal scream that pierced the hush and caused more than one startled onlooker to wheel around in search of the commotion’s source.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2021
• For the exhausted onlooker, the obvious question is: Why is this an issue again?
  — Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2021
• The heated conversation continued outside, with one onlooker recording it all on her phone.
  — Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Nov. 2021
• To the world, China casts itself as a principled onlooker of the war in Ukraine, not picking sides, simply seeking peace.
  — New York Times, 4 Apr. 2022
• As the press captured the moment and onlookers cheered, Hussein carried their new addition and strapped her carrier into the backseat of a car.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
• The rapper is actually in favor of the jab, as evidenced in a wild video taken by an onlooker and posted by TMZ.
  — al, 12 Oct. 2021
• But today, the majority of the countries who have the potential to stop this war have chosen this immoral position of an onlooker, of noninterference.
  — New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022
• They were identified from a cellphone video captured by an onlooker and posted to a popular content aggregation account on Twitter.
  — Asia Simone Burns, ajc, 8 Dec. 2021
• The woman pointed to the back of the plane as onlookers turned their heads.
  — Irving Mejia-Hilario, Dallas News, 4 July 2023
• The noise of the onlookers rose to a crescendo of screams as the ball hurtled toward the pins: Strike!
  — Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• By the time an onlooker writes down the result of a play, the Colts are already lined up for the next one.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 28 July 2022
• The onlookers just watched the raptor try to pick off a duckling and run afoul of the mother duck.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
• One onlooker turned away from the road and placed her hands on her head in response.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
• But one onlooker was said to have seen the actor near J Street.
  — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2024
• He was photographed with blood on his face and fell to the ground before a crowd of onlookers.
  — Donica Phifer, Axios, 13 July 2024
• Video from onlooker Nathan Dahlager shows a flash of bright orange light and a loud crack at the base of the massive plant.
  — Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
• The two, who have been married for 16 years, weren't scared to show a little bit a lot of PDA for onlookers.
  — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 25 Mar. 2023
• Of course, the rest of the onlookers in the video were impressed as well, and Delevigne could be seen battling tears.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2023
• Parade onlookers will not have to comply with the code.
  — Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 7 June 2023
• Prentice Brooks said an onlooker had seen the assault taking place and stepped up to stop the threat.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2023
• Along the route from the bar to the bowling alley, onlookers lined the streets to watch the president's motorcade.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2023
• Fans threw rice at the couple and one onlooker even gave them a wedding cake.
  — Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022
• He could then be seen going in for a smooch as several other onlookers behind them appeared to cheer.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Sep 2024