‘Watched by a crowd of onlookers three firefighters went into the water and used a canal side crane to hoist the shivering animal out.’
‘A crowd of onlookers had gathered at the training pitch of Austria's most successful modern football club.’
‘The female escaped but the male deer suffered appalling injuries as it tried to get away from the crowds of jeering onlookers.’
‘The streets were crowded with onlookers - a few women in black burkhas, many men and boys.’
‘At one point, he tore past the crowd of onlookers at full speed, which might have been hugely impressive had we not seen his face.’
‘Crowds of onlookers then flooded the park in celebration for the festival's family fun day.’
‘What really strikes the crowd of onlookers is that this unthinkable thing has taken place and nothing happens.’
‘As I moved closer to observe, the policemen told curious onlookers not to come near.’
‘Crowds of onlookers lined the street in anticipation, most waving the US or the Rebel flag.’
‘Anyone caught with a copy was flogged in the stadium before a jeering crowd of onlookers.’
‘Crowds of onlookers watched as guests arrived at the theatre in a fleet of luxury cars and minibuses.’
‘The funny thing is that all around them, there will be a mewing crowd of onlookers, watching.’
‘Connected by an air line to a surface boat, he entered the loch as a crowd of onlookers cheered him on.’
‘His motorcade arrived at the back of the hotel but a small crowd of onlookers spotted him.’
‘The camera then proceeds to pan around to a small group of onlookers witnessing the execution.’
‘Arriving at the scene, police found a number of onlookers and witnesses still in the area.’
‘On one occasion an onlooker also tied the jackets, but others in the crowd were not satisfied and asked that they could secure him further with chains and handcuffs.’
‘Bomb disposal experts first x-rayed the bag while a crowd of curious onlookers gathered.’
‘The tension was palpable and a crowd of onlookers had gathered, fearing for the man's life.’
‘William ordered the crowd of onlookers away and turned to comfort Estelle.’
eyewitness, witness, observer, looker-on, fly on the wall, spectator, watcher, viewer, sightseer, bystander, non-participant