look on

verb

looked on; looking on; looks on

intransitive verb

: watch sense 3b

looked on anxiously from the sidelines

Examples of look on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The light, airy looks on the runway felt particularly fitting for the unexpected warmth of October in Paris, with the temperature at some shows feeling almost reminiscent of the most recent men’s or couture weeks. — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026

Artificial is introduced as Ilya’s story before Sam takes charge of the narrative; accordingly, the tone turns almost sinister, with Ilya and eventual OpenAI CTO Mira Murati (Monica Barbaro) looking on in disempowered horror. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

The man next to me on Saturday air-drummed the entire show, and a couple behind me kept commenting about how happy Hetfield looked on the big screen during every song. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026

At that altitude, even small changes in orientation can affect where an instrument looks on the ground. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Judging by the looks on display that night, the brand’s slinky, minimalist vibe is still hitting the right note. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026

As Sanon’s wife, two adult sons and grandchildren looked on from the audience, defense lawyer Humberto Dominguez presented a different portrait. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Terrones looked on at the black casket holding her youngest boy, the goofball who loved his family, the one who had longed for her support while she was detained. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Somewhere, James Baldwin looks on bemused as Ming-Trent tries to turn him into a god of war. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1568, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for look on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon