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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His band has expanded, with horns, dancers, back-up singers, and — for some songs—a string section, with nearly 20 musicians onstage.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
Some media companies barely mentioned it, like NBCU’s Mark Marshall, who made only a passing mention of AI during his time onstage.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 May 2026
The orchestra was cut in the late ‘90s as a cost-saving measure, leaving only vocals onstage.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Between the long days on set and the passionate performances onstage, there's very little time for anything else.
—Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
Some media companies barely mentioned it, like NBCU’s Mark Marshall, who made only a passing mention of AI during his time onstage.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 May 2026
The orchestra was cut in the late ‘90s as a cost-saving measure, leaving only vocals onstage.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Between the long days on set and the passionate performances onstage, there's very little time for anything else.
—Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 15 May 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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