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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Video showing the ship's masts collapsing during crash was taken by onlookers in New York's Dumbo neighborhood, and quickly spread on social media.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
The effect of a chunky gold costume jewelry necklace or a Victorian cocktail ring is transformative—drawing the eye of curious magpies and average onlookers to tell a story as unique as a gemstone or antique setting itself.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 21 May 2025
Videos posted to social media appear to show the mast of the ship crashing into the bridge just before 8:30 p.m., as passengers and nearby onlookers screamed, prompting an immediate search and rescue operation on the East River for the injured and overboard passengers.
—Alexandra Koch , Alexis McAdams , Cb Cotton , Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
The vessel, which was flying a giant Mexican flag and had 277 people aboard, then drifted toward the piers lining the riverbank as onlookers scrambled away.
—Ruth Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
The effect of a chunky gold costume jewelry necklace or a Victorian cocktail ring is transformative—drawing the eye of curious magpies and average onlookers to tell a story as unique as a gemstone or antique setting itself.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 21 May 2025
Videos posted to social media appear to show the mast of the ship crashing into the bridge just before 8:30 p.m., as passengers and nearby onlookers screamed, prompting an immediate search and rescue operation on the East River for the injured and overboard passengers.
—Alexandra Koch , Alexis McAdams , Cb Cotton , Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
The vessel, which was flying a giant Mexican flag and had 277 people aboard, then drifted toward the piers lining the riverbank as onlookers scrambled away.
—Ruth Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onlooker. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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onlooker
noun
on·look·er
ˈȯn-ˌlu̇k-ər 
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