Get to know Onlooking better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning.
Onlooking meaning
That is looking on; watching, observing.
Using Onlooking
- The main meaning on this page is: That is looking on; watching, observing.
- In the example corpus, onlooking often appears in combinations such as: the onlooking, onlooking crowd.
Context around Onlooking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Onlooking
- In this selection, "onlooking" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dubious, crowd, sceptics and children stand out and add context to how "onlooking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as the onlooking crowd celebrated and for the onlooking on hearing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "onlooking" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with onlooking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Firetrucks, old and new, were joined by various other vehicles as candy was thrown to the onlooking children. (18 words)
Pidcock’s decisive, high-risk overtake of Koretzky appeared to upset many of the onlooking French fans, who booed the British cyclist as he romped home in first. (28 words)
A stunned Mikaela became visibly emotional before joining her NFL-star beau down on one knee and accepting his proposal, leading to joyous scenes as the onlooking crowd celebrated their engagement. (31 words)
In a touching gesture that hits unexpectedly hard, Sam gifts Eric her bright-yellow cardigan and her beloved cat Frodo so they can make their escape while she stays behind and causes a distraction for the onlooking (on-hearing?) aliens. (40 words)
But the player has always been confident enough in his own abilities and decision-making along the way, even if perceived to be acting against the grain in the eyes of dubious, onlooking sceptics. (34 words)
A stunned Mikaela became visibly emotional before joining her NFL-star beau down on one knee and accepting his proposal, leading to joyous scenes as the onlooking crowd celebrated their engagement. (31 words)
Example sentences (5)
A stunned Mikaela became visibly emotional before joining her NFL-star beau down on one knee and accepting his proposal, leading to joyous scenes as the onlooking crowd celebrated their engagement.
But the player has always been confident enough in his own abilities and decision-making along the way, even if perceived to be acting against the grain in the eyes of dubious, onlooking sceptics.
Firetrucks, old and new, were joined by various other vehicles as candy was thrown to the onlooking children.
In a touching gesture that hits unexpectedly hard, Sam gifts Eric her bright-yellow cardigan and her beloved cat Frodo so they can make their escape while she stays behind and causes a distraction for the onlooking (on-hearing?) aliens.
Pidcock’s decisive, high-risk overtake of Koretzky appeared to upset many of the onlooking French fans, who booed the British cyclist as he romped home in first.
Common combinations with onlooking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: