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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Cast members appear to be ushering the onlookers towards the park exit in some of the clips.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
At last, onlookers restrain LaBeouf, who gets in his truck, hits the gas, and drives off.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
Despite the lack of evidence of significant fraud or waste in Social Security, the Trump administration has invoked those fears to justify abrupt rule changes that have thrown the agency into chaos, according to the AARP and other onlookers.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Near Bangkok’s popular Chatuchak market, a 33-story building under construction, with a crane on top, crumpled into a cloud of dust, and onlookers could be seen screaming and running in a video posted on social media.
—David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
At last, onlookers restrain LaBeouf, who gets in his truck, hits the gas, and drives off.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
Despite the lack of evidence of significant fraud or waste in Social Security, the Trump administration has invoked those fears to justify abrupt rule changes that have thrown the agency into chaos, according to the AARP and other onlookers.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Near Bangkok’s popular Chatuchak market, a 33-story building under construction, with a crane on top, crumpled into a cloud of dust, and onlookers could be seen screaming and running in a video posted on social media.
—David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onlooker. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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onlooker
noun
on·look·er
ˈȯn-ˌlu̇k-ər 
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