observer

Example Sentences

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Moses was clearly a keen observer of nature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Another longtime observer of IPOs, the University of Florida professor Jay Ritter, also thinks the 15-day fast entry to the Nasdaq 100 will foster a kind of slow-motion flipping.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

"Let's not draw any big conclusions," one observer said.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

That was the moment I stopped being only an observer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

As Lincoln spoke, one observer, Mrs. Lincoln’s dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckley, a free black woman, standing a few steps from the president, remarked that the lamplight made him “stand out boldly in the darkness.”

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson