How to Use casual observer in a Sentence

casual observer

noun
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  • These names will mean more to the fans than the casual observer, but each performer brings them to life with their voices.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
  • The Milwaukee Bucks have looked, even to the casual observer, like a hot smokin' mess so far in this 30-13 season.
    — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The level at which the casual observer will start to see water encroach on land is 42 feet when flooding starts at PNC Pavillion.
    — Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2024
  • What's more, they're enjoyed by boaters, kayakers, hunters and even the casual observer walking or driving by.
    — Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Some of the road bumps ahead are obvious to the casual observer of human nature (people will continue to post butts).
    — Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 2 May 2023
  • To the casual observer, the feature appeared to work as advertised.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2023
  • But overall, the tweaks are subtle and unlikely to be noticed by a casual observer.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 July 2023
  • The casual observer could be forgiven for thinking Josh Paul holds Israel to a standard that is reserved for Israel alone.
    — Noah Rothman, National Review, 19 Oct. 2023
  • To the casual observer, Wes Anderson might seem like someone who either refuses to read his own press or has bought into his press to an absurd degree.
    — Wes Anderson Has Gone Mad, Vulture, 16 June 2023
  • To a casual observer, this glut of coverage might seem excessive.
    — Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2023
  • In the final reckoning, Indiana could be allowed to the casual observer to have earned itself some measure of credit Friday.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Jan. 2024
  • To the casual observer, the fashion industry and all the glamorous red carpets, runways, photo shoots and campaigns where its wares are presented, posed and fawned over, the business can, at the very least, seem sprawling and intimidating.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Though the moon might appear larger and brighter, the size difference is actually so small that a casual observer would probably never notice.
    — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2023
  • To the casual observer, Wearstler might appear to inhabit the white-hot center of the decorating universe—she has been hailed as the heiress apparent to Hollywood’s grand Regency style and is a virtuoso of its glitz and glamour.
    — Celia Barbour, ELLE Decor, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The headache is figuring out how to sensitively assert them as a cohesive whole so as to make their contributions more legible to a casual observer.
    — J.p Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Belmont Shore owes its reputation as a great beginner kite spot to a collection of variables that might seem unconnected to a casual observer.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • While the difference in size and brightness may not be easily noticeable to the casual observer, supermoons attract attention due to their slightly more prominent and striking appearance in the night sky.
    — The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2024
  • To the casual observer, the boisterous group milling around an Overland Park driveway one recent Saturday afternoon could be mistaken for neighbors enjoying a block party or friends gathered at a cookout.
    — Kimberly Winter Stern, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Republican views on Ukraine are more complicated than a casual observer of conservative media might assume.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 8 July 2023
  • That sequence of events might convey to the casual observer that the conditions the Gazan people are presently enduring are a function of their government’s recklessness, inhumanity, and general commitment to maladministration.
    — Noah Rothman, National Review, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Well, the casual observer will soon see that, yes, the Gen Z and Millennial servers do have even more tattoos than most of their peers, some of them of the teardrop-on-the-face variety.
    — The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 10 May 2024
  • However, the difference in size and brightness is subtle and may not be easily noticeable to the casual observer without a direct comparison.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
  • To the casual observer, this public airing of grievances between megastars seemed as if two random artists from their Spotify playlist had inexplicably gotten into a tiff.
    — Hazlitt, 30 May 2024

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