How to Use look on in a Sentence

look on

verb
  • The singer looked on with an ear-to-ear grin, holding up her mic.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2024
  • To get her slouchy look on top, size up in the jacket and add a belt — so chic!
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Here’s a look at how your server list will look on the new app.
    Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The Clippers had to win this game, which looked on paper like a gimme.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Jane Doe said that some SNL cast and crew members looked on and laughed.
    ABC News, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Crowds looked on as the young men headed off to battle.
    Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Just to stand on that podium and see the looks on the faces of the players and coaches – a supreme moment.
    Evan Dudley, al, 25 July 2023
  • The camera cuts to Nana proudly toting a weapon the size of her body, a smug look on her face.
    Laura Zornosa, Time, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The five pre-teen boys in the van with him were looking on just as intently.
    Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The dropouts join him, and his primary, looks on with a loving gaze.
    Sara C. Hahn, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Affleck replies with a freestyle rap while Ice Spice looks on in horror.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
  • As their daughter looked on, Myles could be seen getting down on one knee while the three were aboard a boat.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Not everyone will like how a wide, boxy, thick frame will look on them.
    Victoria Song, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2023
  • As the cub wandered away, its mother looked on with a watchful eye.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • But Atticus gives the case his all as his young daughter and son look on.
    Chris Vognar, Chron, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Some may look on this implosion with a sense of relief.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2023
  • But as for flou, there were many and various bridal looks on offer.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2023
  • In the first post, Alicia lights the menorah while her son and some friends look on, getting ready to add the final candle to the menorah.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Lori Harvey is taking her fierce and fashionable looks on the move.
    Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Now in that drill, the different look on the offensive line struggled.
    Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Morgan, Medley and Ramona Singer looked on in disgust, squirming at the sight of it.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The cut was made that afternoon, with two sheriff’s deputies looking on.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Marie follows along, sashaying in front of a Christmas tree as her parents look on.
    Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Whoopi Goldberg is showing off her new look on The View after having eye surgery.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Link two wreaths together to form a topiary-like look on your front door.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Archival photos from 1938 show couples twirling around the El Fenix ballroom while diners look on.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The 14-second video shared on social media shows a mob of teens beating Lewis as others looked on.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
  • He gets absorbed in all-male games, like stick ball and ice hockey, while Remi looks on from behind a glass wall.
    Daphne Merkin, The New Republic, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The look on Steph Curry’s face during the post-New Orleans game news conference broke my heart.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The looks on their faces reflected shock and confusion.
    Aaron M. Kinzer, New York Times, 29 July 2023

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