look on
verb
looked on; looking on; looks on
: watch sense 3b
looked on anxiously from the sidelines
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Head coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers looks on during the Pittsburgh Steelers OTA offseason workout at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on June 6 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
My body was doing the serious work of building and housing a baby, while my mind looked on like an anxious assistant.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 26 July 2025
The combination of Smith and rookie running back Ashton Jeanty in the backfield will give the Raiders a new look on offense.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
This isn’t about how safe the system looks on a spreadsheet.
—Marc Molinaro, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
The look on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s face said it all.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
In the courtroom gallery, scores of law enforcement officers — many of them other parole agents and colleagues from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — looked on, in a crowd that spilled out into the adjacent hallway.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
Genesis and Swift jumped up and down and held hands as Shakira performed while Egypt looked on in awe.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 15 July 2025
Chelsea Captain Reece James and his teammates celebrate their FIFA Club World Cup trophy win as U.S. President Donald Trump looks on following the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 July 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
My body was doing the serious work of building and housing a baby, while my mind looked on like an anxious assistant.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 26 July 2025
The combination of Smith and rookie running back Ashton Jeanty in the backfield will give the Raiders a new look on offense.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
This isn’t about how safe the system looks on a spreadsheet.
—Marc Molinaro, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
The look on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s face said it all.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
In the courtroom gallery, scores of law enforcement officers — many of them other parole agents and colleagues from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — looked on, in a crowd that spilled out into the adjacent hallway.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
Genesis and Swift jumped up and down and held hands as Shakira performed while Egypt looked on in awe.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 15 July 2025
Chelsea Captain Reece James and his teammates celebrate their FIFA Club World Cup trophy win as U.S. President Donald Trump looks on following the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 July 2025
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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