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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An uncovered pinch by Ian Moore created a jail break and, to compound matters, Moore was an onlooker as Suter hammered the puck.
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
After a number of tumbles through the incoming crashing waves, Phan grabbed ahold of the shark's tail and fearlessly guided it back into the ocean, prompting cheers from onlookers.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
At a recent promotional event at the Million Dollar Theater in Los Angeles, onlookers described Minnelli as appearing fragile and occasionally disoriented during a Q&A session.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Online onlookers caught the livestream, announced hours before Wednesday night’s show, on his Instagram account.
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
After a number of tumbles through the incoming crashing waves, Phan grabbed ahold of the shark's tail and fearlessly guided it back into the ocean, prompting cheers from onlookers.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
At a recent promotional event at the Million Dollar Theater in Los Angeles, onlookers described Minnelli as appearing fragile and occasionally disoriented during a Q&A session.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Online onlookers caught the livestream, announced hours before Wednesday night’s show, on his Instagram account.
—Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onlooker. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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onlooker
noun
on·look·er
ˈȯn-ˌlu̇k-ər 
ˈän-
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