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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Before the auction, Christie’s opened the collection to visitors to view — drawing fans, collectors, and curious onlookers alike.
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Adam Reiss, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
In the days leading up to the album announcement, Musgraves and Lambert both took to their Instagram Stories with messages apparently directed at one another that many onlookers already assumed to be lyrics from a possible collab.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
And what do outsiders and onlookers expect from artists working within a war zone?
—Hanlu Zhang, Artforum, 10 Mar. 2026
After forgetting to kiss at the altar, the couple rectified the error on the Buckingham Palace balcony in front of 600,000 onlookers.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
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Adam Reiss, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
In the days leading up to the album announcement, Musgraves and Lambert both took to their Instagram Stories with messages apparently directed at one another that many onlookers already assumed to be lyrics from a possible collab.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
And what do outsiders and onlookers expect from artists working within a war zone?
—Hanlu Zhang, Artforum, 10 Mar. 2026
After forgetting to kiss at the altar, the couple rectified the error on the Buckingham Palace balcony in front of 600,000 onlookers.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onlooker. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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onlooker
noun
on·look·er
ˈȯn-ˌlu̇k-ər 
ˈän-
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