on the scene
idiom
—used to say that someone or something is or has become an important part of a situation, activity, etc.
She was lonely for a while, but now there's a new boyfriend on the scene.
a popular singer who first burst on the scene last year
Our lives have changed a lot since computers have come/appeared on the scene.
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As a crowd began to gather, many in the neighborhood began to verbally confront federal agents on the scene, aerial video from CNN affiliate WLS showed.
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Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
The process took about one hour, and once the animal was checked out by the Animal Control team on the scene, it was released back into the wild.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Officers on the scene were able to quickly catch two of them, a boy and a girl, according to police.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
Fire and emergency crews remained on the scene for about five hours to monitor the building and contain other hot spots.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
The process took about one hour, and once the animal was checked out by the Animal Control team on the scene, it was released back into the wild.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Officers on the scene were able to quickly catch two of them, a boy and a girl, according to police.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
Fire and emergency crews remained on the scene for about five hours to monitor the building and contain other hot spots.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the scene
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“On the scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20scene. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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