onlooker
noun
spectator; observer; witness.
onlookers
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pluralof onlooker.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the park of the Temple of Amun, near the centre, hundreds of onlookers had gathered despite the stifling August heat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
A furry AI pet batted its eyelashes at cooing onlookers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
But the silence has catalyzed non-Swiftie onlookers to gin up something decisively, inarguably odious to place at the singer’s feet.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
The rescuers guided Gil out of his would-be tomb, onto a gurney and outside into the crush of onlookers waiting below the tropical sun, already blazing before 10 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Rasheed used his size to push and shove past the onlookers, and led them to where someone was speaking through a loudspeaker.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
