look on

verb

looked on; looking on; looks on

intransitive verb

: watch sense 3b

looked on anxiously from the sidelines

Examples of look on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Feverish with feeling, the women scream, wail and sob, each one experiencing her misery multiply in real time as the remaining two look on in disdain. — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

The astonished looks on his team-mates’ faces would underline that fact. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Sabrina Carpenter and Zendaya have sported Mackie looks on the red carpet. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Related The Band of The Coldstream Guards marched into the palace forecourt in its signature red coats and black bearskins and assembled into lines as a crowd of people looked on from the other side of the gates. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026

All the while, other people there, including parents, could be seen looking on. — Jerald McNair, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

The tense exchange as Levine Cava looked on ricocheted through social media Sunday after being posted by the Mercy’s Corner podcast. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

In other words, the dogs will help ICE agents apprehend their targets with Healey and Wu looking on. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2026

Kansas governor hopeful Ty Masterson is trying out a new look on his campaign website and social media. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1568, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for look on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon