onlooker

Example Sentences

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Nix had surgery last week and was an onlooker as the Broncos fell to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game on Sunday.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

An onlooker warned the agents, “You gonna let him die.”

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

The video continues with Rhymes — real name Trevor Smith Jr. — requesting an onlooker put down their camera and asking the alleged fan to explain himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Moments later, another onlooker approached Sliwa and urged him to drop out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

What he means is that he doesn’t want to be merely an onlooker, that there’s no room for him in all that, and he’s right.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood