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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The point of view was from the Union side looking on as victorious troops charged up the heights driving Confederate defenders ahead of them.
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Dec. 2025
Princess Diana’s personal hairstylist, Sam McKnight, took to Instagram and criticized those who mocked Kate’s look on social media.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
In another snap, the dad of three could be seen proudly looking on as his son took his own swing.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
The look on everyone’s faces after their first taste was priceless.
—Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
Andrea Santy, one of the program managers from XPrize in charge of the wildfire competition, looks on during Crossfire’s trials.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
Let the Big Three ride out the final years of this glorious era together, with Kerr looking on, exasperated but content in the final year of his contract.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
During the spring 2026 shows in Paris, my colleagues and I noticed the unusual look on major runways.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025
Gifts were delivered room to room as patients looked on.
—Ray Campos, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Dec. 2025
Princess Diana’s personal hairstylist, Sam McKnight, took to Instagram and criticized those who mocked Kate’s look on social media.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
In another snap, the dad of three could be seen proudly looking on as his son took his own swing.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
The look on everyone’s faces after their first taste was priceless.
—Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
Andrea Santy, one of the program managers from XPrize in charge of the wildfire competition, looks on during Crossfire’s trials.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
Let the Big Three ride out the final years of this glorious era together, with Kerr looking on, exasperated but content in the final year of his contract.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
During the spring 2026 shows in Paris, my colleagues and I noticed the unusual look on major runways.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025
Gifts were delivered room to room as patients looked on.
—Ray Campos, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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