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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Aleks Arwood beams onstage, wearing eyewateringly high heels and a red, custom Sherri Hill gown.
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Kaitlyn Harvey,
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29 June 2026
Louis Tomlinson performs onstage at the 2026 Summerfest Music Festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 26.
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Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Eleven years ago, Frankie Grande stood backstage at Broadway Bares, afraid to go onstage.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Adorned in jewelry, the pair were joined onstage by a group of female dancers, accentuating their stage show.
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Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
28 June 2026
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Kaitlyn Harvey,
AJC.com,
29 June 2026
Louis Tomlinson performs onstage at the 2026 Summerfest Music Festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 26.
—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Eleven years ago, Frankie Grande stood backstage at Broadway Bares, afraid to go onstage.
—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Adorned in jewelry, the pair were joined onstage by a group of female dancers, accentuating their stage show.
—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
28 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for onstage
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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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