onlooker

Example Sentences

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At Lilac Hill, a dead surface was observed by a smattering of polite onlookers, most of them ex-pats.

From BBC

Stepping up to the LPGA, complete with a deep gallery of onlookers and a phalanx of Secret Service agents surrounding her, could have been daunting.

From Los Angeles Times

They made stacks and tunnels with the tires, crawled through them, jumped off them, knocked them over, bounced on them while onlookers watched from outside.

From The Wall Street Journal

Grace proclaims to a party of onlookers celebrating her return from inpatient psychiatric care.

From Salon

Cheers and applause rang through Victoria's parliament as lawmakers passed the bill late on Thursday night, a deeply symbolic moment that caused many onlookers to burst into tears.

From Barron's