look on
verb
looked on; looking on; looks on
: watch sense 3b
looked on anxiously from the sidelines
Examples of look on in a Sentence
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Hubbard posted an image of herself with a disgusted look on her face from earlier in Season 10, while Dillard shared a photo of himself frowning, also from a scene in the show.
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Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Fans react to Drake Maye's buzzcut Patriots fans have been quick to show love for Drake Maye's new look on social media.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
Clark and Carol look on, a mixture of awe and exhaustion, as Floyd signs with this kid through his hands during another comically sappy pep talk.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Joshua Stamper, speaking for the department under the pesticide management area, said Minnesota has found itself in a predicament of increasing a practice that is looked on as positive, adding acres of cover crops, yet that increase is met with a reliance on a product deemed unsafe.
—Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Prospective pet owners, then, will naturally look on the internet, where puppy mills thrive.
—Ed Sayres, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Story was caught looking on a fastball by Andrew Abbott that looked to be a ball.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Kelly Johnson was looking on from her bedroom window, a few houses away.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Cyrus has kept the spirits high by embodying her beloved character in a series of colorful, sequin, and rhinestone-studded looks on red carpets, even returning to that signature Hannah Montana blonde and set of bangs.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2026
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Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Fans react to Drake Maye's buzzcut Patriots fans have been quick to show love for Drake Maye's new look on social media.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
Clark and Carol look on, a mixture of awe and exhaustion, as Floyd signs with this kid through his hands during another comically sappy pep talk.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Joshua Stamper, speaking for the department under the pesticide management area, said Minnesota has found itself in a predicament of increasing a practice that is looked on as positive, adding acres of cover crops, yet that increase is met with a reliance on a product deemed unsafe.
—Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Prospective pet owners, then, will naturally look on the internet, where puppy mills thrive.
—Ed Sayres, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Story was caught looking on a fastball by Andrew Abbott that looked to be a ball.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Kelly Johnson was looking on from her bedroom window, a few houses away.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Cyrus has kept the spirits high by embodying her beloved character in a series of colorful, sequin, and rhinestone-studded looks on red carpets, even returning to that signature Hannah Montana blonde and set of bangs.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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