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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Combs pays her rent and her legal fees, another onlooker said, something that the jury could interpret as a show of benevolence or remorse.
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
Evening came, and then night, and the curious onlookers that had gathered to watch the battle between man and shark drifted away.
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
As even the most casual onlooker can see, the gap between the upper minors and the majors has grown in recent seasons.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
To an onlooker, someone with a vestibular disorder can appear clumsy or awkward or drunk, which adds a level of embarrassment to what’s already a serious physical impairment.
—Sushma Subramanian, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
Evening came, and then night, and the curious onlookers that had gathered to watch the battle between man and shark drifted away.
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
As even the most casual onlooker can see, the gap between the upper minors and the majors has grown in recent seasons.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
To an onlooker, someone with a vestibular disorder can appear clumsy or awkward or drunk, which adds a level of embarrassment to what’s already a serious physical impairment.
—Sushma Subramanian, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onlooker. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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onlooker
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on·look·er
ˈȯn-ˌlu̇k-ər 
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