spectator

Example Sentences

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It’s time to respond with resolve by restoring the capacity of a reformed United Nations to act, so that it no longer remains a mere spectator to events that affect us all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

In the past two years, spending on live events, excluding spectator sports, has shot up by $10 billion to a total of $60 billion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Other significant improvements such as enhanced spectator facilities will be included in the refurbishment.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

While I am not a female athlete, I was a spectator at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and found it very accommodating as a mom of two.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

So I stood off to the side, just a spectator, wishing I could do things I couldn’t do.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien