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

Recent Examples on the Web That initial report covered the launch of Simone Rocha’s menswear line alongside the occasional men’s look on the women’s runways of Molly Goddard, Collina Strada, and Blumarine, among others. José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024 Dodgers Kiké Hernández finally feels strong after Dodgers doctor solves mystery health issue March 10, 2024 Then, in his third at-bat, Ohtani launched an opposite-field home run as Friedman and Co. looked on, eliciting regular-season-level reactions from the stands. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024 Democrats loved it; Republicans looked on, squirming in their seats as if they’d accidentally been forced to sit through the Democratic National Convention. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024 The training director, a colonel, looked on proudly. Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024 Rogers retired the side in the first inning by getting Jose Altuve to groundout to shortstop, striking out Yordan Alvarez looking on a 95 mph fastball and Alex Bregman to fly out to left field. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024 As Baylor rained down 3-pointers in the second half, Self could only look on, yelling out to his team and shaking his head. Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2024 How else does the weather look on an average Leap Day in Milwaukee? Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024 Just ahead of next week’s Real Housewives of Miami season finale, Barth looks back not only at her beauty looks on the show, but her relationship with the other housewives. Essence, 1 Mar. 2024

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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 28 Mar. 2024.

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