onlooker

Example Sentences

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“How’s the weather been?” he asked one onlooker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Sunday's spectacle drew crowds of hundreds, with onlooker Richard Bode, 34, calling the event a "once-in-a-lifetime experience."

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

During one of their batting sessions at Oak Park High, Todd was challenged to a race around the bases by an onlooker.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

The appalling broad orange-and-green check of the jacket and trousers almost blinded the onlooker.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl