onlookers
Example Sentences
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Next to the damaged station, dozens of onlookers stared at the flames roaring from the vehicle amid shards of glass and rubble, AFP journalists observed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
After years of disrepair, the once opulent Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino came tumbling down to cheers from onlookers who had all paid $10 to watch the demolition from their cars.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Templeton has seen onlookers react with similar awe.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
To onlookers, it was astonishing seeing a schoolgirl in a headband outwit adults who had been competing at top-flight events since before she was born.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Is it more strained than claims that the skepticism of onlookers systematically prevents the occurrence of certain paranormal phenomena?
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
