on the lookout for
idiom
: looking or searching for (something or someone)
An avid shopper, she was always on the lookout for sales.
The police are on the lookout for two men who escaped from custody yesterday.
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Gang members both inside and outside prisons are also always on the lookout for staffers who are vulnerable to temptation or blackmail.
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Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Travelers are always on the lookout for time-saving tips, and there is no more important time for a solid travel hack than during a delay or flight cancellation.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Looking forward to my next hike in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, and still on the lookout for the Jersey Devil.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
As fighting began, the three eldest Schuylers—now marriageable young ladies—attended dancing assemblies, on the lookout for mates.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Travelers are always on the lookout for time-saving tips, and there is no more important time for a solid travel hack than during a delay or flight cancellation.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Looking forward to my next hike in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, and still on the lookout for the Jersey Devil.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
As fighting began, the three eldest Schuylers—now marriageable young ladies—attended dancing assemblies, on the lookout for mates.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the lookout for
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“On the lookout for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20lookout%20for. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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