observer
noun
ob·serv·er
əb-ˈzər-vər 
Examples of observer in a Sentence
According to one observer, the event was poorly organized.
The star is not visible to an observer without a telescope.
According to one military observer, this change comes after years of planning.
Observers say the economy is improving.
The class has an observer today, so please be on your best behavior.
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And yet, for all the buoyancy onstage, Sultana’s party was already riven with deep divisions and suffering from self-defeating impulses familiar to observers of the American progressive left.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Most observers are confident that a lowering of interest rates would likely lead to an immediate boost of confidence in an economic environment that remains uncertain.
—Nick Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
The pact is reportedly worth up to $150 million, although that pricetag has shocked industry observers as undoubtedly inflated by the desire of Paramount to bring Weiss, a former opinion writer for the New York Times, into the fold.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Guides such as Eggleston place observers on sandbars at least 150 feet from the charismatic carnivores.
—Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Most observers are confident that a lowering of interest rates would likely lead to an immediate boost of confidence in an economic environment that remains uncertain.
—Nick Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
The pact is reportedly worth up to $150 million, although that pricetag has shocked industry observers as undoubtedly inflated by the desire of Paramount to bring Weiss, a former opinion writer for the New York Times, into the fold.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Guides such as Eggleston place observers on sandbars at least 150 feet from the charismatic carnivores.
—Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Observer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/observer. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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