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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The footage, Ory claimed to HTV's Martin Folse, showed that Kyren's green Dodge Charger arrived on the scene after the collision that resulted in Hall’s death.
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Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Moments later, Red Cross officials arrive on the scene as the shroud containing the body is pulled from the dirt.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Champion was found in a car that had arrived on the scene and was pronounced dead; the other two victims were found at the residence and were taken to hospitals for their injuries.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Ross arrived on the scene in an oversized, off-the-shoulder Marc Jacobs trench coat, dramatically fringed black shoes, and what seemed like piles of gems draped around her neck and dangling from her ears.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
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Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Moments later, Red Cross officials arrive on the scene as the shroud containing the body is pulled from the dirt.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Champion was found in a car that had arrived on the scene and was pronounced dead; the other two victims were found at the residence and were taken to hospitals for their injuries.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Ross arrived on the scene in an oversized, off-the-shoulder Marc Jacobs trench coat, dramatically fringed black shoes, and what seemed like piles of gems draped around her neck and dangling from her ears.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
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“On the scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20scene. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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