onlooker
noun
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adjective
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bystander, observer, spectator, viewer, watcher
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That enthusiasm hasn’t always carried over to the NBA, but the onlookers at today’s press conference loved it. — Julia Alexander, The Verge, "Steve Ballmer is still very hyped," 24 July 2019 The element that truly made the show great was the actors' constant energy and their ability to immerse the onlookers in the action through things like arm waving or giving them a beat to clap. — Brooke Coughlan, Cincinnati.com, "Cappies reviews for 'Godspell' by Roger Bacon High School," 22 July 2019 Former President Johnson, center, with his wife, Lady Bird, left, and Vice President Spiro Agnew, right, were among the onlookers that NASA had invited to witness the start of the moon mission. — David Shribman, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column One: 50 years after Apollo 11, the moon’s allure still resonates," 11 July 2019 Then, the onlookers begin to knock on the windows of the home to try and dissuade the bears, to no avail. — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, "You've Got to Watch This Hilarious Video of a Bear and Its Cub Trespassing a Family's Car in Gatlinburg," 10 July 2019 The video showed security quickly moving in to try and remove the onlooker. — SI.com, "Women's World Cup: Reason Behind England vs USA 'Spygate' Revealed After Media Create False Scandal," 2 July 2019 While the aircraft was lost to the naked eye of the onlookers, IMS released onboard footage from that flight, providing a unique perspective of the stunt. — Robert General, Indianapolis Star, "Check out the onboard footage from pilot's cockpit during Indy 500 pre-race flyover," 4 June 2019 The onlookers are just here, awaiting a small chance at witnessing history. — David Nakamura, Washington Post, "In Singapore, a long wait, and then a car carrying a dictator," 10 June 2018 Clinging to improvised rafts, constructed in a death battle from floating boards and timbers, were agonized men, women and children, their heart-rending shrieks for help striking horror to the breasts of the onlookers. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "June 1, 1889: Johnstown flood," 1 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'onlooker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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