spectator

But occasionally, snobs don’t have a choice, such as when they’re sitting in the dark of a movie theater, where the viewer assumes the role of the spectator.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

A swarming Spanish defense made him little more than a spectator for most of the match.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Any other spectator would have had to just deal with it, but Austin wasn’t just any other spectator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

You are not a spectator to American democracy, and you are not a passive recipient of American constitutional meaning.

From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2026

If a curious spectator had walked into courtroom 509 in the Travis County Courthouse in Austin the next day without knowing a single detail of the case, it would not have mattered.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

As the match progressed, some spectators formed their own makeshift games farther down the beach as the midday sun tracked west through the afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

The tournament is set to draw up to 75,000 spectators to the links course, set among towering dunes on a rugged stretch of County Clare coastline.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Abad believes it's the spectators who will determine this race's success.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The spectators who stuck around, including Josh Levin, were “treated to a litany of scenes you don’t typically see at a Grand Slam tennis match.”

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

A crowd of several hundred spectators ringed the courtyard, which was illuminated by colorful strings of party lights.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein