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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Other onlookers, including Eddy Conroy, a senior policy manager on the higher education team at the left-leaning think tank New America, wonder whether the CCAMPIS program might be a casualty of the Trump administration's next effort to claw back funding already budgeted by Congress.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
The Perseid meteor shower peaked on Aug 12–13, overcoming the glare of a waning gibbous moon to put on a spectacular show of shooting stars that delighted onlookers worldwide.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
An onlooker captured footage of someone believed to be Sweeney, wearing a hoodie pulled over her face, emerging from a trailer on the set.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Schaefer, an onlooker who had been collecting autographs, suffered a gunshot wound above his right ankle, requiring immediate surgery and physical therapy, his court filings say.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
The Perseid meteor shower peaked on Aug 12–13, overcoming the glare of a waning gibbous moon to put on a spectacular show of shooting stars that delighted onlookers worldwide.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
An onlooker captured footage of someone believed to be Sweeney, wearing a hoodie pulled over her face, emerging from a trailer on the set.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Schaefer, an onlooker who had been collecting autographs, suffered a gunshot wound above his right ankle, requiring immediate surgery and physical therapy, his court filings say.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onlooker. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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onlooker
noun
on·look·er
ˈȯn-ˌlu̇k-ər 
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