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.
Examples of on the scene in a Sentence
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Long Beach Township Police are currently on the scene.
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Crestview Hills and Ludlow police are on the scene.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker and Payton Marshall, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
Lopez said investigators still don’t know whether anyone other than the security guard was wounded by the time police arrived, which would have been more concerning to the officers on the scene, but it can’t be ruled out.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded to the shooting reports and is on the scene, a spokesperson said.
—John Miller, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Phoenix Fire subsequently arrived and pronounced the victim, identified as 39-year-old Prince Lackey, dead on the scene.
—Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
The baseball field was next door to West Palm Fire Station 2, so first responders were on the scene quickly and rushed the second grader to St. Mary’s Medical Center, where he was intubated and put on a ventilator.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Soon, George Herman Ruth, The Babe, would appear on the scene, sock dingers, become the world’s first mass media celebrity athlete, and forge the Age of Heroes in baseball.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024
Officers who arrived on the scene found a 44-year-old woman with apparent wounds to her torso and head.
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Crestview Hills and Ludlow police are on the scene.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker and Payton Marshall, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
Lopez said investigators still don’t know whether anyone other than the security guard was wounded by the time police arrived, which would have been more concerning to the officers on the scene, but it can’t be ruled out.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded to the shooting reports and is on the scene, a spokesperson said.
—John Miller, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Phoenix Fire subsequently arrived and pronounced the victim, identified as 39-year-old Prince Lackey, dead on the scene.
—Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
The baseball field was next door to West Palm Fire Station 2, so first responders were on the scene quickly and rushed the second grader to St. Mary’s Medical Center, where he was intubated and put on a ventilator.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Soon, George Herman Ruth, The Babe, would appear on the scene, sock dingers, become the world’s first mass media celebrity athlete, and forge the Age of Heroes in baseball.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024
Officers who arrived on the scene found a 44-year-old woman with apparent wounds to her torso and head.
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
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