look on

verb

looked on; looking on; looks on

intransitive verb

: watch sense 3b
looked on anxiously from the sidelines

Examples of look on in a Sentence

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Trump ushers in ‘Golden Age of America,' bashes Biden-Harris admin in inaugural speech The president assailed the Biden-Harris administration as the former president and vice president looked on. Bonny Chu, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025 Related Articles Actress Isabelle Huppert joined Dati on a dais to recount the designer’s accomplishments as his parents, key journalists, his favorite fashion professor and Kering executives looked on. Miles Socha, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025 As Taylor Swift looked on from the field, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end celebrated his team winning the AFC Championship following a tight battle with their frequent rivals, the Buffalo Bills, with a little ditty. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025 As brutal as the action looks on the surface, there is some rational trading taking place, even if some of the moves in individual stocks end up being overdone. Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for look on 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1568, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of look on was circa 1568

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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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