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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During the spring 2026 shows in Paris, my colleagues and I noticed the unusual look on major runways.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025
Gifts were delivered room to room as patients looked on.
—Ray Campos, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Stylist Chrissy Rasmussen masters the layered medium-length look on clients.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Rei Ami brought a full leather-like moment to the 2025 TikTok Awards at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Thursday, keeping the focus of her look on Azalea Wang’s Birdsong Snap open-toe bootie in black.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
Muenster repeats, downing Shiner again Muenster completed back-to-back state title campaigns, both against Shiner, as the Hornets downed the Comanches 28-0 to take the Class 2A Division II championship on Thursday morning before 7,397 looking on.
—Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Dec. 2025
The photo, which is embedded above, shows the three leading ladies Kerry Washington, Elisabeth Moss and Kate Mara clinking glasses with cheerful looks on their faces.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
Think about the look on Kristina’s face.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
An unidentified woman seated next to him looks on, her face covered by a redaction.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025
Gifts were delivered room to room as patients looked on.
—Ray Campos, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Stylist Chrissy Rasmussen masters the layered medium-length look on clients.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Rei Ami brought a full leather-like moment to the 2025 TikTok Awards at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Thursday, keeping the focus of her look on Azalea Wang’s Birdsong Snap open-toe bootie in black.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
Muenster repeats, downing Shiner again Muenster completed back-to-back state title campaigns, both against Shiner, as the Hornets downed the Comanches 28-0 to take the Class 2A Division II championship on Thursday morning before 7,397 looking on.
—Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Dec. 2025
The photo, which is embedded above, shows the three leading ladies Kerry Washington, Elisabeth Moss and Kate Mara clinking glasses with cheerful looks on their faces.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
Think about the look on Kristina’s face.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
An unidentified woman seated next to him looks on, her face covered by a redaction.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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