How to Use looker in a Sentence

looker

noun
  • His girlfriend's a real looker.
  • An on-looker captured about one minute of the arrest on video.
    — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Oh, sure, the restaurant is a looker, and the kitchen grills a juicy swordfish.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 May 2022
  • This jacket is a looker, and comes in versatile black or chic white.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Hawkins wanted the Hawks to be hot young lookers, to attract girls to the show.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Harry Melling is a late-blooming looker.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The Atlas isn’t the only looker in the three-row mainstream world.
    — cleveland, 8 Feb. 2020
  • More than just a looker, this sweater is made with a quick-drying, waterproof membrane.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 26 Jan. 2023
  • There are megatanks teeming with aquatic lookers at all levels, and there are microtanks.
    — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 21 May 2018
  • The Bradford pear tree, with its fluffy white early-spring blossoms, is a looker.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Pork belly sliced over a lake made green and luscious with epazote, poblano, cilantro and jalapeño is both a looker and a taster.
    — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The airy upstairs dining room, wrapped in windows and set off with paddle fans near the ceiling, remains a looker.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019
  • The decidedly retro aesthetic comes in three colors, but the shoe isn’t just a looker.
    — Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The game isn’t a looker (more on that later), but at least the game loads its low-resolution graphics quickly.
    — Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2020
  • New battery technology aside, the keyboard is quite a looker.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The all-new fifth-generation Prius is now lower, wider, smoother and a real looker!
    — Brett Berk, Good Housekeeping, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The paper crane cocktail, a dreamy purple libation, is also quite the looker.
    — Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The builder grade block plunked in the middle of her kitchen just didn't have enough flexible storage, and wasn't exactly a looker.
    — Lauren Piro, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2015
  • The listing itself is a looker, as one of the rooms essentially serves as a shrine to the Lakers.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Consider the closing look, a liquid gold floor-length looker featuring a cape and cold shoulder.
    — Erik Maza, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2023
  • This one isn’t a looker, but what a tasty option for those looking for some Boston cream joy minus the dairy component.
    — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
  • Aesthetically, the rifle’s a real looker, and its fit and finish are top-notch.
    — Outdoor Life, 10 June 2019
  • And besides being a looker, Betty has all the lights, sirens and whistles imaginable.
    — John MacCormack, ExpressNews.com, 29 Sep. 2019
  • The more renowned the art, the greater the number of clueless lookers, joyless collectors, donors in search of tax breaks, and steroidal museums.
    — Jackson Arn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Alma’s handsome roast chicken shows up with a glaze of honey, soy sauce and thyme — the lacquer is a looker — atop a pool of romesco sauce dotted with guasacaca sauce.
    — Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The looker among first courses is a variation of the palak chat made famous by Rasika in Washington.
    — Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021
  • On the other hand, the Speedster is undoubtedly a looker, and a swift, top-down run in this car is nothing short of delightful.
    — Martin Padgett, Car and Driver, 27 Mar. 2020
  • The country singer's impressive vocals soon broke their cover as a huge crowd formed around them with on-lookers taking out their phones and recording the performance.
    — Cara Zimmerman, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 June 2017
  • The California, a cheezy, double-patty looker is served on a brioche roll with plenty of crisp lettuce, tomato, onion and special sauce.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Two of his assists were alley-oops — the no-looker to Cardwell as well as one to Allen Flanigan — while two more led to easy baskets at the rim.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 17 Feb. 2022

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