Examples of observer in a Sentence
According to one observer, the event was poorly organized.
The star is not visible to an observer without a telescope.
According to one military observer, this change comes after years of planning.
Observers say the economy is improving.
The class has an observer today, so please be on your best behavior.
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On Friday, observers spotted what appeared to be a pip — or breach in the eggshell.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Interestingly, the planet's greatest altitude at sunset will also be occurring at this time, when the ecliptic (the apparent path of the sun, moon and planets throughout the year) becomes nearly vertical with respect to the western horizon for observers in northern latitudes.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Many observers, like The New York Times’ Silicon Valley correspondent Mike Isaac, said TBPN amounts to a form of marketing for OpenAI.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Relative motion of source and observer.
—Big Think, 3 Apr. 2026
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Interestingly, the planet's greatest altitude at sunset will also be occurring at this time, when the ecliptic (the apparent path of the sun, moon and planets throughout the year) becomes nearly vertical with respect to the western horizon for observers in northern latitudes.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Many observers, like The New York Times’ Silicon Valley correspondent Mike Isaac, said TBPN amounts to a form of marketing for OpenAI.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Relative motion of source and observer.
—Big Think, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Observer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/observer. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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