onlooker
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King Charles moved to the groove as an onlooker said: "It's not as easy as it looks, is it?"
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
“How’s the weather been?” he asked one onlooker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Sunday's spectacle drew crowds of hundreds, with onlooker Richard Bode, 34, calling the event a "once-in-a-lifetime experience."
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
An onlooker warned the agents, “You gonna let him die.”
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026
The auction is almost done, having narrowed to two users, but this time I stand by as an onlooker, watching behind the security bots as the price continues to climb.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Bemused onlookers were unaware it was an act of political protest.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
But after its completion, the blue paint began to peel, catching the eyes and criticism of onlookers as it floated to the surface.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The combination probably explains the excessive growth, turning the water surface an opaque green and preventing onlookers from seeing the new blue hue of the concrete basin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Did Gordon Granger, an otherwise obscure Union Army general, really stroll into Galveston and read a decree from Abraham Lincoln declaring, to a sea of onlookers, that all enslaved people were now officially free?
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
The sirens had begun drawing onlookers, and Molly could hear the distant wail of a fire engine.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
