look on
verb
looked on; looking on; looks on
: watch sense 3b
looked on anxiously from the sidelines
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The looks on display were all too familiar, making the joke even that much funnier for its sense of radical honesty.
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 4 May 2025
From the back of the ballroom, Culp, the appropriations committee staffer, looked on as the impromptu musical performance unfolded.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
Head coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs looks on against the Houston Rockets during the first half of a preseason game at Toyota Center on October 17, 2024 in Houston, Texas.
—CBS News, 2 May 2025
Peter O’Malley shakes Hideo Nomo’s hand after officially signing him to a minor-league contract, while Don Nomura, at left, looks on.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 4 May 2025
From the back of the ballroom, Culp, the appropriations committee staffer, looked on as the impromptu musical performance unfolded.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
Head coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs looks on against the Houston Rockets during the first half of a preseason game at Toyota Center on October 17, 2024 in Houston, Texas.
—CBS News, 2 May 2025
Peter O’Malley shakes Hideo Nomo’s hand after officially signing him to a minor-league contract, while Don Nomura, at left, looks on.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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