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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On Wednesday, Church authorities ordered the face covered and replaced, and crowds of photographers and curious onlookers gathered to watch the new work, which had become for the moment a faceless cherub.
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Photographers were going crazy, trying to shoot whoever was sitting behind the crush of onlookers.
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Should conflict arise from a jealous onlooker, pay them no heed.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
On Wednesday, Church authorities ordered the face covered and replaced, and crowds of photographers and curious onlookers gathered to watch the new work, which had become for the moment a faceless cherub.
—Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
Photographers were going crazy, trying to shoot whoever was sitting behind the crush of onlookers.
—Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Should conflict arise from a jealous onlooker, pay them no heed.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onlooker. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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onlooker
noun
on·look·er
ˈȯn-ˌlu̇k-ər 
ˈän-
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