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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Policy playbook Ahead of Trump taking office for his second term, automotive industry insiders and onlookers believed the auto supplier industry was ripe for consolidation.
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Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
Video by onlookers showed people in bathing suits running from the water as shots rang out.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
No, onlookers will not need any equipment to see the meteor shower.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Doug Brown, one of the carolers, acknowledged there could be confusion from onlookers thinking the group was there to protest the Kings, who entered the night 6-18.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
Video by onlookers showed people in bathing suits running from the water as shots rang out.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
No, onlookers will not need any equipment to see the meteor shower.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Doug Brown, one of the carolers, acknowledged there could be confusion from onlookers thinking the group was there to protest the Kings, who entered the night 6-18.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onlooker. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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onlooker
noun
on·look·er
ˈȯn-ˌlu̇k-ər 
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