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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The video also shows flames rising from a roundabout with onlookers recording the moment on their phones and cheering.
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Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 2 Mar. 2026
As the man drops down on one knee, employees and onlookers can be seen filming and watching in surprise.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Another video showed people in the Iranian town of Galleh Dar toppling a monument dedicated to Khamenei’s predecessor and founder of the Islamic Republic, the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, as flames rose from the roundabout and onlookers cheered.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Others dressed as cats and foxes perched in the branches of trees, keeping their distance from curious onlookers.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 2 Mar. 2026
As the man drops down on one knee, employees and onlookers can be seen filming and watching in surprise.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Another video showed people in the Iranian town of Galleh Dar toppling a monument dedicated to Khamenei’s predecessor and founder of the Islamic Republic, the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, as flames rose from the roundabout and onlookers cheered.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Others dressed as cats and foxes perched in the branches of trees, keeping their distance from curious onlookers.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onlooker. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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onlooker
noun
on·look·er
ˈȯn-ˌlu̇k-ər 
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