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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And later, the inquisitive head of a couple of snappers (don’t point too close) draws multiple onlookers on the boardwalk, which is sometimes eerily deserted but sometimes requires single-file trekking.
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Additional footage shows teens running through the streets as onlookers watch from inside a restaurant.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
After the farm visit, the King stopped to shake a few hands of onlookers waiting behind a barricade.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
On a morning in April, a plane circling overhead drew anxious onlookers.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Additional footage shows teens running through the streets as onlookers watch from inside a restaurant.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
After the farm visit, the King stopped to shake a few hands of onlookers waiting behind a barricade.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
On a morning in April, a plane circling overhead drew anxious onlookers.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onlooker. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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onlooker
noun
on·look·er
ˈȯn-ˌlu̇k-ər 
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