look on
verb
looked on; looking on; looks on
: watch sense 3b
looked on anxiously from the sidelines
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Kelli cries over how solid the Mwangi unit is, praising Gerald as a father and husband and affirming that Shamea’s ass is real, while everyone else looks on, bewildered.
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 8 June 2026
Another consideration was that Powell’s character was supposed to swiftly achieve the elaborate look on his own, with just the help of one other person— trusted confidant Danny (Frankie Rodriguez), who’s also the team mascot — and a tube of party store glue.
—Carita Rizzo, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
The actress looked on in the F1 Paddock during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on Thursday in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Infantino looked on, his smile not quite reaching his eyes.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
Stacey King #34 of the Chicago Bulls looks on during a NBA basketball game against the Washington Bullets at the Capital Centre on December 14, 1991 in Landover, Maryland.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 June 2026
So is the moment early in the film when Mary mournfully looks on as her long-ago home faces demolition to make room for a big, featureless residential complex.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
On Tuesday, the Huntington Beach High School senior left-hander threw three shutout innings and had four hits, including a homer, as the Oilers ousted Patrick Henry from the Southern California Division 1 Regionals with more than 30 MLB scouts looking on.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2026
Jennifer Lopez's latest look on the Office Romance press tour probably wouldn't be considered suitable for work.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 6 June 2026
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 8 June 2026
Another consideration was that Powell’s character was supposed to swiftly achieve the elaborate look on his own, with just the help of one other person— trusted confidant Danny (Frankie Rodriguez), who’s also the team mascot — and a tube of party store glue.
—Carita Rizzo, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
The actress looked on in the F1 Paddock during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on Thursday in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Infantino looked on, his smile not quite reaching his eyes.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
Stacey King #34 of the Chicago Bulls looks on during a NBA basketball game against the Washington Bullets at the Capital Centre on December 14, 1991 in Landover, Maryland.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 June 2026
So is the moment early in the film when Mary mournfully looks on as her long-ago home faces demolition to make room for a big, featureless residential complex.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
On Tuesday, the Huntington Beach High School senior left-hander threw three shutout innings and had four hits, including a homer, as the Oilers ousted Patrick Henry from the Southern California Division 1 Regionals with more than 30 MLB scouts looking on.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2026
Jennifer Lopez's latest look on the Office Romance press tour probably wouldn't be considered suitable for work.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 6 June 2026
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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