spectator

Example Sentences

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An elderly spectator was booted from the nearby overflow room one day for snapping a souvenir photo, protesting as he was led away by marshals that he had arrived hours early to get his spot.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Cosm works best when it’s able to use its venue to create the illusion of no longer being a spectator, when the space itself starts to feel like a living theater.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The showpiece match was briefly interrupted in the third frame when a female spectator jumped over the barrier on the front row.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

But it gave viewers some sense of what players, pitchers and umpires were figuring out in real time: What counts as a ball and a strike in the most subjective of all spectator sports?

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

I kept my eyes focused on the bleak, unpainted spectator stands, abandoned for so long that tiny plants had started to push their green heads through the cracks in the cement.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie