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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My dog looked on in bewilderment.
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When Obama delivered his election-night victory speech in Chicago’s Grant Park in 2008 to a massive crowd of cheering onlookers, the cameras caught Jackson looking on, tears in his eyes.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
The wild turkey kept a safe distance from the nest as one of the bald eagles looked on.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Heidi Klum embraced a girly goth aesthetic in a surprisingly bridal look on February 16.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
With Porziņģis in the fold, the Warriors are going to get a different look on the floor.
—Nick Friedell, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Here's how the latest run of glory by the median stock looks on a 30-year scale.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
Coordinated looks on, and tired sweats off.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
In a major change from the book, the period drama opens at a debauched public hanging, where a young Catherine Earnshaw (Charlotte Mellington) looks on as a man dangles from a noose.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
When Obama delivered his election-night victory speech in Chicago’s Grant Park in 2008 to a massive crowd of cheering onlookers, the cameras caught Jackson looking on, tears in his eyes.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
The wild turkey kept a safe distance from the nest as one of the bald eagles looked on.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Heidi Klum embraced a girly goth aesthetic in a surprisingly bridal look on February 16.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
With Porziņģis in the fold, the Warriors are going to get a different look on the floor.
—Nick Friedell, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Here's how the latest run of glory by the median stock looks on a 30-year scale.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
Coordinated looks on, and tired sweats off.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
In a major change from the book, the period drama opens at a debauched public hanging, where a young Catherine Earnshaw (Charlotte Mellington) looks on as a man dangles from a noose.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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