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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Bounding out from their cages after long plane flights, the first five disappeared into the forest as Gov. Jared Polis, wildlife officials, biologists and journalists looked on.
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Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Starkey and Nevins reviewed inventory paperwork as Sheriff Jeff Soyez looked on.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Hewitt's 9-1-1 operator Maddie is giddy, ready to take a call from the mansion, while her fianceé, Chimney (Kenneth Choi), tends to a Bachelor contestant as the Bachelor and host Jesse Palmer look on.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2024
As tens of thousands of faithful holding palm fronds in St. Peter’s Square looked on, the moment arrived in the Palm Sunday Mass for Pope Francis to deliver his homily in a service marking the beginning of Holy Week, one of the most demanding and significant on the Christian calendar.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Peter Sirmon casually looked on Thursday at Memorial Stadium as his son went through drills before some 20 NFL scouts, most of whom paid closer attention to Patrick McMorris, potentially the sixth safety in five years to get drafted out of Cal.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
The dropouts join him, and his primary, looks on with a loving gaze.
—Sara C. Hahn, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
All the can't-miss looks on your favorite stars at this week's most major events — including Regina Hall's red-hot look
Fashionistas Regina Hall and Nelly Furtado sizzled in red, while Kelsea Ballerini and more celebrated Armani beauty in some seriously chic party 'fits.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Rows and rows of people trying to escape the hell of modern flying by strapping into headsets, dancing or gaming or watching MMA on a dead silent plane while the flight crew looks on.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Starkey and Nevins reviewed inventory paperwork as Sheriff Jeff Soyez looked on.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Hewitt's 9-1-1 operator Maddie is giddy, ready to take a call from the mansion, while her fianceé, Chimney (Kenneth Choi), tends to a Bachelor contestant as the Bachelor and host Jesse Palmer look on.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2024
As tens of thousands of faithful holding palm fronds in St. Peter’s Square looked on, the moment arrived in the Palm Sunday Mass for Pope Francis to deliver his homily in a service marking the beginning of Holy Week, one of the most demanding and significant on the Christian calendar.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Peter Sirmon casually looked on Thursday at Memorial Stadium as his son went through drills before some 20 NFL scouts, most of whom paid closer attention to Patrick McMorris, potentially the sixth safety in five years to get drafted out of Cal.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
The dropouts join him, and his primary, looks on with a loving gaze.
—Sara C. Hahn, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
All the can't-miss looks on your favorite stars at this week's most major events — including Regina Hall's red-hot look
Fashionistas Regina Hall and Nelly Furtado sizzled in red, while Kelsea Ballerini and more celebrated Armani beauty in some seriously chic party 'fits.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Rows and rows of people trying to escape the hell of modern flying by strapping into headsets, dancing or gaming or watching MMA on a dead silent plane while the flight crew looks on.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1568, in the meaning defined above
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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