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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More than 2,000 navy and aircraft carrier construction personnel looked on from stands along the dock as Xi joined an honor guard in a flag ceremony for the commissioning, which took place Wednesday afternoon.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The voyage ends with a multitude of lanterns above the Paris skyline, as a mother and child look on from the Pont Neuf, the historic bridge located next to Vuitton’s headquarters.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
For customers unsure of their model number, Peloton advised them to look on the label inside or behind the front fork, or behind the flywheel.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
But engagement isn’t just about how good someone looks on camera.
—Abby Frank, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
Parker asked, as Bankman-Fried’s parents looked on from the courtroom gallery.
—Dawn Giel,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
The ad features the now-famous Coca-Cola trucks driving through different locales as animals from seals to pandas look on, suggesting a globetrotting trip.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Harry, who remained seated, looked on and chuckled with amusement.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
And yet despite how good those lineups looked on paper, in practice none of these movies have proven themselves to be surefire awards juggernauts.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The voyage ends with a multitude of lanterns above the Paris skyline, as a mother and child look on from the Pont Neuf, the historic bridge located next to Vuitton’s headquarters.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
For customers unsure of their model number, Peloton advised them to look on the label inside or behind the front fork, or behind the flywheel.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
But engagement isn’t just about how good someone looks on camera.
—Abby Frank, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
Parker asked, as Bankman-Fried’s parents looked on from the courtroom gallery.
—Dawn Giel,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
The ad features the now-famous Coca-Cola trucks driving through different locales as animals from seals to pandas look on, suggesting a globetrotting trip.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Harry, who remained seated, looked on and chuckled with amusement.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
And yet despite how good those lineups looked on paper, in practice none of these movies have proven themselves to be surefire awards juggernauts.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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