onstage
adverb or adjective
on·stage
ˈȯn-ˈstāj 
ˈän-,
-ˌstāj
: on or onto a stage : on a part of the stage visible to the audience
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When Lainey Wilson won the Grammy for Best Country Album in 2024 and spoke onstage about growing up in a farming community of 200 people, Brian Dunne was at home in his apartment in Brooklyn watching.
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2025
As Thornton is otherwise largely silent onstage, what’s going on inside the actor’s head while Reeves and Winter share droll, existentialist banter?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, in New York City, Timothée Chalamet sits onstage at the Marty Supreme BAFTA screening.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Fulnecky appeared multiple times on Fox News, spoke onstage at a local Turning Point USA event and received an award at another political group’s event.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 14 Dec. 2025
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2025
As Thornton is otherwise largely silent onstage, what’s going on inside the actor’s head while Reeves and Winter share droll, existentialist banter?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, in New York City, Timothée Chalamet sits onstage at the Marty Supreme BAFTA screening.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Fulnecky appeared multiple times on Fox News, spoke onstage at a local Turning Point USA event and received an award at another political group’s event.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 14 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for onstage
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“Onstage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onstage. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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onstage
adverb or adjective
on·stage
ˈȯn-ˈstāj
ˈän-
: on or onto a stage : on a part of the stage visible to the audience
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