How to Use on in a Sentence

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• There is a lot of frosting on the cake.
• That putt on the last isn’t easy.
  — Brody Miller, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
• Shout out to the artists on the wall.
  — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
• Not much more needs to be said on that.
  — Jason Lecras, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
• My feet were on a board across to take my weight.
  — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
• His wife and young son were also on hand.
  — Molly McCrea, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
• Crews remained on scene for three hours.
  — Terra Sullivan, CBS News, 21 June 2026
• Larkin High would not have a lacrosse team on its own.
  — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
• Just wanted to know what your thoughts are on this.
  — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
• All 11 runs in the game were scored on home runs.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
• The best way to silence such talk is on the pitch.
  — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
• What’s still on your bucket list?
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
• Six of the accused were charged on all three counts.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
• The wind and the pebbles that were on the dirt courts.
  — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
• That wouldn't have made sense if Rodgers weren't on the team.
  — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
• That'll all come out on Sunday.
  — Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
• There was no fear on Wednesday.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
• The Raiders still have a future star on their hands.
  — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
• My mom, 61, is always on her feet.
  — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
• That style put a bit of a ceiling on the offense.
  — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 17 May 2026
• Keep scrolling to shop more Ugg boots on sale below.
  — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
• Trump doesn’t have very many friends on the global stage that are from the left.
  — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
• The global war on terror was near its peak.
  — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
• Lightning on dry fuels may lead to new fire starts.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• Doom scrolling on Twitter could be about to take a lot longer.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2022
• And that stuff occurs even on losing teams.
  — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
• Focus on what works, not what is ideal.
  — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
• The aim is to make the city better on good days, and safer on the worst ones.
  — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
• Further details on the deal have yet to emerge.
  — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
• Fans and foes weigh in on social media.
  — Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025