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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And while the team has upgraded his protection with free-agent guards Robert Hunt and Damien Lewis and his weapon arsenal with wideout Diontae Johnson, the offensive depth chart is still seen as a sore thumb by most onlookers.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
The plans are ambitious: a 3.5-mile boat parade along the Seine before as many as 325,000 onlookers on the river’s banks.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
The plans are ambitious: a 3.5-mile boat parade along the Seine before as many as 325,000 onlookers on the river’s banks.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onlooker. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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onlooker
noun
on·look·er
ˈȯn-ˌlu̇k-ər 
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