noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a crowd of onlookers (= of people who stop to watch something that is happening )
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A crowd of onlookers had gathered to see what all the fuss was about.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the accident.
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The child glanced fearfully around the small circle of onlookers.
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The last few runners appeared, to an accompanying cheer from the crowd of onlookers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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About 40 curious onlookers stood by as firefighters cut the windshield with an ax.
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And there was a good turn out of onlookers on the river bank.
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The concept of county supervisor as onlooker is presented throughout the proposed charter.
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The crowd of onlookers had grown.
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The soldiers so blocked spectators' view that the onlookers cheered, thinking the president was in the carriage.
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This was achieved by turning half away with a repressed sigh so that the onlooker observed the profile which photographed very pleasingly.
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With a terrible flash that all but blinded the onlookers the island vanished, around it the storm of magical energy.
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With his free hand, he beckoned the startled onlookers to come closer.