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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An attendee looks on at the rally in Bogotá, on January 7th.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
So the couple dozen fans in attendance on this particular day look on as Marner noodles around for warmups with a left-handed stick, the wrong-handed stick for the right-shooting Marner.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Moving gingerly and looking on with his trademark intensity, Woods did not play but cheered on his teammates during the event, held at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
The look on his face is pure realism that this could be the end.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji (second from left) looks on during the welcoming ceremony at the airport on July 19, 2022, in Tehran, Iran.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
Many designer brands caught up in the bankruptcy did not want to comment on Wednesday, but at least some were starting to look on the bright side.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
Family and others looked on as firefighters worked at the scene throughout the night.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2026
Kizzi adds to his act by pretending to be a devoted fan while V looks on incredulously.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
So the couple dozen fans in attendance on this particular day look on as Marner noodles around for warmups with a left-handed stick, the wrong-handed stick for the right-shooting Marner.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Moving gingerly and looking on with his trademark intensity, Woods did not play but cheered on his teammates during the event, held at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
The look on his face is pure realism that this could be the end.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji (second from left) looks on during the welcoming ceremony at the airport on July 19, 2022, in Tehran, Iran.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
Many designer brands caught up in the bankruptcy did not want to comment on Wednesday, but at least some were starting to look on the bright side.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
Family and others looked on as firefighters worked at the scene throughout the night.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2026
Kizzi adds to his act by pretending to be a devoted fan while V looks on incredulously.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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