onlookers

Example Sentences

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Because while nearly 20,000 delirious onlookers inside Madison Square Garden and millions more watching at home were celebrating, a few faithless and frustrated Knicks fans were busy doing something else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Artisan Gianluca Galli was seen kneeling before the mosaic, working to cut new pieces of stone by hand as curious onlookers gathered around him.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Kate, as she is widely known, was greeted by hundreds of cheering onlookers in Reggio Emilia at the start of her visit on Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The operation drew the attention of several dozen onlookers, who were standing in line as part of a food giveaway by a local nonprofit called the Dream Center Foundation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Baba and I hurried to the pack of onlookers and pushed our way through them.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini