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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Every now and then people would stand, or onlookers would walk in and out, but for 40 minutes there was a reading party raging and things were getting literary.
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Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
China has perfected the role of concerned onlooker as the Middle East conflict spreads across the region.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
Multiple media sources have recorded ICE agents threatening and using excessive force against onlookers.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2026
The video also shows flames rising from a roundabout with onlookers recording the moment on their phones and cheering.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 2 Mar. 2026
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Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
China has perfected the role of concerned onlooker as the Middle East conflict spreads across the region.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
Multiple media sources have recorded ICE agents threatening and using excessive force against onlookers.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2026
The video also shows flames rising from a roundabout with onlookers recording the moment on their phones and cheering.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onlooker. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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onlooker
noun
on·look·er
ˈȯn-ˌlu̇k-ər 
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