spectator

Example Sentences

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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

He briefly followed the lead vehicles off the designated course while trying to avoid a spectator who ran into his path.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Messi, who was brought on as a half-time substitute, was wrestled to the turf by a spectator with two minutes remaining of normal time.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

What the more casual spectator wants, and gets, is a highly dramatic, bingeable distillation of a sport that involves multimillion-dollar cars going in eccentric circles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Her crisp seersucker suit, spectator pumps and gloves informed me that she was proper and serious.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou