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 look on his face was pleased, flattered, almost boyish.
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Finally, a niece of Kelly's decided to try looking on an street that hadn't yet been searched.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The line of demonstrators stretched for eight blocks, lining Broadway as curious theatergoers looked on.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
The camera turned to coach Bill Self, who looked on with an amused expression.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2026
With Nix looking on from a suite following ankle surgery Tuesday in Alabama, Stidham made his first start in more than two years.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Jan. 2026
More alarming, Kayce and his son, Tate (Brecken Merrill), look on devastated as a nurse puts a sheet over a body in the desolate East Camp of the Dutton Ranch, where the family resided.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Jan. 2026
France’s President Emmanuel Macron looks on during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 20, 2026.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
Relative newcomers like Cendré and Petit Moments offer old-money looks on a Revolve budget.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2026
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Finally, a niece of Kelly's decided to try looking on an street that hadn't yet been searched.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The line of demonstrators stretched for eight blocks, lining Broadway as curious theatergoers looked on.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
The camera turned to coach Bill Self, who looked on with an amused expression.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2026
With Nix looking on from a suite following ankle surgery Tuesday in Alabama, Stidham made his first start in more than two years.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Jan. 2026
More alarming, Kayce and his son, Tate (Brecken Merrill), look on devastated as a nurse puts a sheet over a body in the desolate East Camp of the Dutton Ranch, where the family resided.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Jan. 2026
France’s President Emmanuel Macron looks on during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 20, 2026.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
Relative newcomers like Cendré and Petit Moments offer old-money looks on a Revolve budget.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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