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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The onlookers dispersed while dust headed west toward Brickell Avenue.
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
With the moratorium in place, the ball will be lowered at 1 Times Square without onlookers crowding the pedestrian plazas, organizers said in a joint statement.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
About a dozen women appeared, walking between the rows of onlookers.
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
An uncovered pinch by Ian Moore created a jail break and, to compound matters, Moore was an onlooker as Suter hammered the puck.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
With the moratorium in place, the ball will be lowered at 1 Times Square without onlookers crowding the pedestrian plazas, organizers said in a joint statement.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
About a dozen women appeared, walking between the rows of onlookers.
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
An uncovered pinch by Ian Moore created a jail break and, to compound matters, Moore was an onlooker as Suter hammered the puck.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onlooker. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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onlooker
noun
on·look·er
ˈȯn-ˌlu̇k-ər 
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