How to Use onlooker in a Sentence

onlooker

noun

• A crowd of onlookers gathered at the fire.
• An onlooker noticed the disturbance.
• Curious onlookers watched the ceremony.
• The woman pointed to the back of the plane as onlookers turned their heads.
  — Irving Mejia-Hilario, Dallas News, 4 July 2023
• The noise of the onlookers rose to a crescendo of screams as the ball hurtled toward the pins: Strike!
  — Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• The onlookers just watched the raptor try to pick off a duckling and run afoul of the mother duck.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
• One onlooker turned away from the road and placed her hands on her head in response.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
• But one onlooker was said to have seen the actor near J Street.
  — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2024
• The two, who have been married for 16 years, weren't scared to show a little bit a lot of PDA for onlookers.
  — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 25 Mar. 2023
• Of course, the rest of the onlookers in the video were impressed as well, and Delevigne could be seen battling tears.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2023
• Parade onlookers will not have to comply with the code.
  — Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 7 June 2023
• Prentice Brooks said an onlooker had seen the assault taking place and stepped up to stop the threat.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2023
• Along the route from the bar to the bowling alley, onlookers lined the streets to watch the president's motorcade.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2023
• Still, some onlookers think the new measures aren’t enough to protect the historic site.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
• Musk’s mom weighs in For many onlookers, a cage match between two of the world’s most famous CEOs would be the sporting event of the year.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 27 June 2023
• Other videos showed at least six fire trucks at the scene and some onlookers weeping.
  — Zen Soo, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2023
• Video footage posted by onlookers showed what looked like the trail of a missile and the plane falling from the sky with one wing missing.
  — WSJ, 23 Aug. 2023
• The White men attacked him, sparking a massive brawl as onlookers stepped in to help the co-captain.
  — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
• Swift wore a black sweatshirt to the party, according to the onlooker.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
• The Mark Roberts Christmas Stocking is sure to stun onlookers.
  — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
• Last month the film wrapped production in the U.K. where among the stunts onlookers saw an explosion shot on the River Thames.
  — K.j. Yossman Variety Entertainment News Service Variety, al, 14 Apr. 2023
• The two share the same table and stick closely by one another throughout the night, onlookers note.
  — Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Mar. 2023
• Leto scaled the wall of a hotel corner in Berlin in videos shared on social media by onlookers.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
• The trio of grandsons did not trot side-by-side, yet were awestruck by the support that onlookers provided, cheering at the top of their voice.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
• On TikTok, onlookers have been baffled by the trend—and, sometimes, tempted to pry.
  — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2024
• The next morning, police and fire crews nudged onlookers aside as some wondered what would happen to the building.
  — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2023
• The footage, filmed last month, shows the woman walking over a row of rocks to reach the center of the 18th-century landmark as onlookers watch in horror.
  — Caolán Magee, CNN, 16 Aug. 2023
• The marchers who streamed through downtown Denver that morning took him up on that offer, again and again, as onlookers cheered.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
• When Hitler’s trial began in early 1924, onlookers thought the courtroom drama would be the end of the Nazi Party.
  — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
• Fields, who now plays for the Chicago Bears, went first, heaving a ball 80 yards as a cluster of onlookers ooohed and ahhhed.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 6 May 2024