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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Lasker was the first photographer on the scene and his photos were purchased by and displayed in Life Magazine and on television’s Channel 5.
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Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2025
Two officers on the scene returned fire and killed Montana.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
Additionally, the sheriff said medical professionals on the scene found no evidence to suggest that Elway, 64, was inebriated when his longtime agent fell off the golf cart and hit his head on the asphalt.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 2 May 2025
Listen to this article A Connecticut woman who was being held captive by a man wanted in multiple states made a daring escape Wednesday as police were arriving on the scene to arrest him for other crimes.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
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Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2025
Two officers on the scene returned fire and killed Montana.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
Additionally, the sheriff said medical professionals on the scene found no evidence to suggest that Elway, 64, was inebriated when his longtime agent fell off the golf cart and hit his head on the asphalt.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 2 May 2025
Listen to this article A Connecticut woman who was being held captive by a man wanted in multiple states made a daring escape Wednesday as police were arriving on the scene to arrest him for other crimes.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 May 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 9 May. 2025.
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