look on
verb
looked on; looking on; looks on
: watch sense 3b
looked on anxiously from the sidelines
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Rohan, a 12-year-old Border Collie, looks on as her owner Paula Perez holds a ball during a test that found that dogs can associate words with objects, at the Ethology Department of the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary, March 27, 2024.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
Around noon Saturday, Shaw, Ramirez, Bojorquez and other elders and community members released 32 peace doves among the bright roses, while rose garden co-founders T.J. David and Sylvia Villalobos looked on.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 1 June 2024
The baby looked on calmly from the arms of his grandmother, who arrived at the scene after the traffic stop.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
Indiana Fever rookie star Caitlin Clark is looking on the bright side regarding her team’s recent losses.
—Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
Around noon Saturday, Shaw, Ramirez, Bojorquez and other elders and community members released 32 peace doves among the bright roses, while rose garden co-founders T.J. David and Sylvia Villalobos looked on.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 1 June 2024
The baby looked on calmly from the arms of his grandmother, who arrived at the scene after the traffic stop.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
Indiana Fever rookie star Caitlin Clark is looking on the bright side regarding her team’s recent losses.
—Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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