Examples of onlooker in a Sentence
Curious onlookers watched the ceremony.
An onlooker noticed the disturbance.
A crowd of onlookers gathered at the fire.
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Now, rather than entertaining a group of a dozen or so glassy-eyed onlookers at Lawrence’s, Marty was performing for packed stadiums.
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Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
Firefighters are investigating how a yacht on Miami Beach went up in flames, which shocked many onlookers on Saturday morning.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Policy playbook Ahead of Trump taking office for his second term, automotive industry insiders and onlookers believed the auto supplier industry was ripe for consolidation.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
Video by onlookers showed people in bathing suits running from the water as shots rang out.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
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Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
Firefighters are investigating how a yacht on Miami Beach went up in flames, which shocked many onlookers on Saturday morning.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Policy playbook Ahead of Trump taking office for his second term, automotive industry insiders and onlookers believed the auto supplier industry was ripe for consolidation.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
Video by onlookers showed people in bathing suits running from the water as shots rang out.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onlooker. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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onlooker
noun
on·look·er
ˈȯn-ˌlu̇k-ər 
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