How to Use lookie-loo in a Sentence

lookie-loo

noun

• Thus, there are fewer lookie-loos, who really don’t intend to bid.
  — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026
• Out on the sidewalk and behind barriers, lookie-loos crane their necks for a peek at the competitors, while pin traders mill through the churning crowd in hopes of making a souvenir swap.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
• The ropes keeping the paps and lookie-loos out — and the celebrities and scene-makers in — go up days before the event actually starts, with just enough distance between the two groups to keep it interesting.
  — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
• This leads to another unfortunate confrontation with a Bowden parent, as Tom drags Cady into the street and beats him up in full view of lookie-loos with phone cameras.
  — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 July 2026
• Over the course of the space’s renovation, Richards said the construction attracted several curious lookie-loos, many of whom knew of Corvino and were eager to see what would replace it.
  — Jenna Thompson july 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
• The result brought out lookie-loos, amateur videographers and anxious residents to witness wave after punishing wave slam into the wooden boardwalk, breaking it apart in places and sending plumes of salt water three stories high.
  — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
• Balancing single broadcasts for both dedicated fanatics and casual lookie-loos remains a challenge, particularly for companies like Netflix that don’t have a whole season to work with.
  — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026