look on
verb
looked on; looking on; looks on
: watch sense 3b
looked on anxiously from the sidelines
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Carville’s theory was and remains controversial—his critics point to the lasting damage Trump has inflicted everywhere since his rapacious return to office while the Democrats have looked on haplessly.
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Rose Byrne Rose Byrne was a Bottega Veneta girl in her look on Tuesday.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
While Chock and Bates smiled and waved to the crowd, Lauzon, who is also on the coaching team for Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron, looked on with suspicion.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
On great banners overhead, the Jaguars' lank-haired quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, looks on impassively, his vibe somewhere between ’90s skate slacker and chisel-jawed jock.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
Jon Bon Jovi looks on prior to the start of Super Bowl LX.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Vivian, a pocket-size woman in her seventies, wearing chunky jewelry, looked on skeptically.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Spectators look on in silence after watching Lindsey Vonn crash out of the women’s downhill in Cortina d’Ampezzo this morning.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
Vonn, 41, was airlifted off the mountain as a stunned crowd looked on.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Rose Byrne Rose Byrne was a Bottega Veneta girl in her look on Tuesday.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
While Chock and Bates smiled and waved to the crowd, Lauzon, who is also on the coaching team for Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron, looked on with suspicion.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
On great banners overhead, the Jaguars' lank-haired quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, looks on impassively, his vibe somewhere between ’90s skate slacker and chisel-jawed jock.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
Jon Bon Jovi looks on prior to the start of Super Bowl LX.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Vivian, a pocket-size woman in her seventies, wearing chunky jewelry, looked on skeptically.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Spectators look on in silence after watching Lindsey Vonn crash out of the women’s downhill in Cortina d’Ampezzo this morning.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
Vonn, 41, was airlifted off the mountain as a stunned crowd looked on.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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