14 examples of on-looker in sentences

Williams, Bradford and Freeman were the sons of rich planters, and were always participants in this sport, and their young lady friends joined in it as on-lookers.

They are these characters with such abandon and with such intense pleasure that the on-looker must believe that nature intended that they should give play to this dramatic instinct, not so much formally, with all the trappings of the man-made stage, but spontaneously and naturally, as they talk and read.

And snapping his fingers to right and left, Sime strode through the on-lookers, who made over-zealous and fearsome way for him.

In Mike Henry had a stanch friend and an admirer against all comers, and in Henry Mike had a friend and admirer no less loyal; but their friendship was one for which an on-looker might have found it less easy to give reasons than for that of Henry and Ned.

Long, graceful folds and draperies are admirable for the stout sisterhood, who should avoid short sacques and tight-fitting garments that give the on-looker an uncomfortable impression; there is too much in a small space.

From the on-looker's point of view, it mightn't violate decorum at all; indeed, clearly did not.

To the casual on-looker it would have seemed that an impudent boy deliberately insulted a harmless benevolent old gentleman.

Fortunately for Darius there was no concerted action among the leaders of these different rebellions, so that he was able to subdue them in succession; but to the ordinary on-looker the task seemed well-nigh impossible.

Unfortunately, in each collision, a portion of those killed were innocent on-lookers.

When they walked through the town, "every window and doorway was filled with on-lookers, several flags had been hoisted in honor of the occasion, and the church bells were set ringing.

For one instant objects lost all natural proportion, and to the expectant on-lookers the largest thing in the room was the big, upraised, white fist of Frowenfeld.

Now can you tell me why the people of Fremont celebrate the second of August?" "Sure, it is on account of" then a curious on-looker nudged the Professor in the ribs and began, as so many had done before, "Say, mister, it's none of my business" "Exactly," groaned the Professor; "it weighs a tontwo tons sometimesmore in the sand; it cost twelve hundred dollars, and will cost more before we are done with it.

The machine was pushed into a shed, everybody assisting with the readiness ever characteristic of sympathetic on-lookers.

When the spear-men broke before the terrible musket-fire, the mass of the despairing on-lookers choked the ways of escape.

14 examples of  on-looker  in sentences