How to Use spectator in a Sentence

spectator

noun
  • The spectators lining the road cheered the racers on.
  • The accident attracted a large crowd of spectators.
  • I wasn't a participant in the preparations, merely a spectator.
  • As spectators, we are first placed in a chair.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
  • There are seats for spectators to watch.
    — Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Gil was just a spectator on the play, with no chance to best the save.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
  • The show is free for spectators.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Few spectators paid him any mind.
    — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
  • There’s no time to avoid it as the group heads past the spectators at full speed.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • Done for the day as a spectator and still hungry?
    — Cathy Erway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Masked dancers invite spectators to the dance floor for a spin.
    — Abraham Swee, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The crash caused by the spectator's sign was just the first of opening day.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 29 June 2021
  • At most points, spectators could freely walk in front of riders.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The spectator, whose age was not available, died at the scene.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Congress sits as mere spectators while the war spreads.
    — William J Watkins Jr, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
  • A lot of spectators bring their own folding chairs.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Here’s what runners, spectators and fans need to know about the three-day event.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Some spectators found clever ways of keeping dry.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Here’s what runners, fans and spectators need to know about the three-day event.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The campus will be closed to spectators.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
  • Stewart had his ankle wrapped in ice and was a spectator the rest of the way.
    — Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2021
  • The beauty of this process is to catch the feeling of the spectators.
    — Akiva Gottlieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • People from off the boat and spectators were coming down the back end of the dock.
    — Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The love story has played out in front of millions of spectators.
    — USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The event is free for audiences and open to spectators of all ages.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The jump drew throngs of spectators as skiers tried to outdo each other.
    — Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Feb. 2020
  • Players would mostly train in the evenings and play in front of a few spectators.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • That's bad news for spectators hoping to catch a sight of the rocket.
    — Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The same reason explains the spectator ban and the race’s late date.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 3 Oct. 2020
  • Two years ago, Branam would have been pretty much a spectator at such a game.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2020

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