How to Use onlooker in a Sentence

onlooker

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  • The woman pointed to the back of the plane as onlookers turned their heads.
    — Irving Mejia-Hilario, Dallas News, 4 July 2023
  • The noise of the onlookers rose to a crescendo of screams as the ball hurtled toward the pins: Strike!
    — Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The onlookers just watched the raptor try to pick off a duckling and run afoul of the mother duck.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
  • One onlooker turned away from the road and placed her hands on her head in response.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
  • But one onlooker was said to have seen the actor near J Street.
    — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2024
  • He was photographed with blood on his face and fell to the ground before a crowd of onlookers.
    — Donica Phifer, Axios, 13 July 2024
  • The two, who have been married for 16 years, weren't scared to show a little bit a lot of PDA for onlookers.
    — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Of course, the rest of the onlookers in the video were impressed as well, and Delevigne could be seen battling tears.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Parade onlookers will not have to comply with the code.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 7 June 2023
  • Prentice Brooks said an onlooker had seen the assault taking place and stepped up to stop the threat.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Along the route from the bar to the bowling alley, onlookers lined the streets to watch the president's motorcade.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Still, some onlookers think the new measures aren’t enough to protect the historic site.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Musk’s mom weighs in For many onlookers, a cage match between two of the world’s most famous CEOs would be the sporting event of the year.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 27 June 2023
  • Other videos showed at least six fire trucks at the scene and some onlookers weeping.
    — Zen Soo, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2023
  • The local council shut down some roads near the cathedral on June 7 as onlookers gathered to catch a glimpse of the event.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
  • Video footage posted by onlookers showed what looked like the trail of a missile and the plane falling from the sky with one wing missing.
    — WSJ, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The White men attacked him, sparking a massive brawl as onlookers stepped in to help the co-captain.
    — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Swift wore a black sweatshirt to the party, according to the onlooker.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The Mark Roberts Christmas Stocking is sure to stun onlookers.
    — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Last month the film wrapped production in the U.K. where among the stunts onlookers saw an explosion shot on the River Thames.
    — K.j. Yossman Variety Entertainment News Service Variety, al, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Spencer’s ride to work turns into an episode of Carpool Karaoke, which leaves onlookers stunned by his choice of hype song.
    — Shannon Carlin, TIME, 3 May 2024
  • The two share the same table and stick closely by one another throughout the night, onlookers note.
    — Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Crowds of onlookers gathered to snap photos of the players.
    — Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2024
  • The power plant's 600-foot stacks were demolished in March, with big booms, shock waves and dust clouds as onlookers watched.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2024
  • Leto scaled the wall of a hotel corner in Berlin in videos shared on social media by onlookers.
    — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The trio of grandsons did not trot side-by-side, yet were awestruck by the support that onlookers provided, cheering at the top of their voice.
    — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • At the base, some 25 were gathered in small groups, many behind a bend sheltering onlookers from the falls’ jet-loud spray.
    — Alex Pulaski, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • On TikTok, onlookers have been baffled by the trend—and, sometimes, tempted to pry.
    — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The next morning, police and fire crews nudged onlookers aside as some wondered what would happen to the building.
    — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Next to the park on Brust Avenue, onlookers in four cars waited for the former president’s arrival, some standing outside their cars and looking up at the sky.
    — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2024

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