At first the spherical screen was mirror-like, throwing back grotesquely distorted images of the silent onlookers.

When our party of 14 Westerners stopped for a break at one of the little teahouses along the trail, the Nepalis inside became silent onlookers.

Finally Dr. Morton broke through the wall of silent onlookers.

There was a pause while the plaintiff, the jury, and the silent onlookers worked to translate the legalese into English.

The ring of silent onlookers drew nearer, listening attentively, ready to take her part if she needed an army.

The onlookers silent and overawed at the devastating show of sword-craft given by the erstwhile-unknown prince.

He realized vaguely that at some point during the last few minutes the third figure, the silent onlooker, had disappeared.

Soon he found himself imagining that Kit was a silent onlooker.

The Commission, as I have said before, is not a silent and disinterested onlooker in this debate.

Women have only one role here, that of the awed and silent onlooker.