look on
verb
looked on; looking on; looks on
: watch sense 3b
looked on anxiously from the sidelines
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On a recent Saturday, Michelle Gollan, 23, stood in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin with a stern look on her face.
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Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Amara La Negra Amara La Negra went for an icy blue tone with her look on the red carpet at Univision’s 2025 Premio Lo Nuestro Awards.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Large numbers of masked and armed militants looked on as the coffins were loaded onto Red Cross vehicles before being driven to Israeli forces.
—Melanie Lidman, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Most shares are bound to end up on the receiving end of judgment, and such is the case with home improvement guru Joanna Gaines, who recently posted a photo of herself on Instagram cooking on the stove, with her 6-year-old son, Crew, looking on.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 19 Feb. 2025
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Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Amara La Negra Amara La Negra went for an icy blue tone with her look on the red carpet at Univision’s 2025 Premio Lo Nuestro Awards.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Large numbers of masked and armed militants looked on as the coffins were loaded onto Red Cross vehicles before being driven to Israeli forces.
—Melanie Lidman, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Most shares are bound to end up on the receiving end of judgment, and such is the case with home improvement guru Joanna Gaines, who recently posted a photo of herself on Instagram cooking on the stove, with her 6-year-old son, Crew, looking on.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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