Definition of onlooker
: one that looks on;
especially
: a passive spectator
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Examples of onlooker in a Sentence
Curious onlookers watched the ceremony.
An onlooker noticed the disturbance.
A crowd of onlookers gathered at the fire.
Recent Examples of onlooker from the Web
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Civic Center Plaza is set to be filled with thousands of onlookers Wednesday morning as London Breed is sworn in as San Francisco’s 45th mayor.
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Police soon came to find the women surrounded by a group of onlookers and called an ambulance, which transported both to a hospital.
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In a video obtained by Denver7, the agent can be seen throwing down some moves before a crowd of onlookers before launching into a backflip.
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On the Periscope live stream Wednesday, recorded from a spot about 4 miles away from the launch pad, onlookers could be heard cheering after the rumbling subsided.
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In the video, Bishop can be seen dancing at 12:45 a.m. June 2 at Mile High Spirits Distillery and Tasting Bar as onlookers crowd around, smiling and laughing.
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On Monday, she was rearrested in a traffic stop captured by an onlooker's video that went viral.
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Williams ran to get a police officer patrolling the lot, as onlookers recorded the scene and gave Urquhart paper towels.
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These civic markers act as modes of remembrance, imploring onlookers to remember great historical feats and figures (as the Lincoln Memorial does), or to reflect on a complicated past (as the Vietnam War memorial does).
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First Known Use of onlooker
1606
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Definition of onlooker for English Language Learners
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: a person who watches an activity or event without being involved in it
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