How to Use on at in a Sentence

on at

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  • So both are going on at the same time.
    NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
  • No protest was going on at the time.
    CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • What fees will be added on at checkout?
    Ben Kruger, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Just don’t play it for your children and don’t put it on at night.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The clock does not stop for these, so time is added on at the end of each half.
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • But is there any reason to leave the heat on at all when no one's at home?
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Plan on at least two to three years for yews to recover.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Here are the teams to keep an eye on at the lakefront this weekend.
    Maggie Hendricks, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • How about performance against the spread on at least four days’ rest?
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Siding on at least one of the homes had melted in the heat of the fire.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
  • Most of the surrounding homes are built on at least one-acre sites.
    Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Most of them have a cell phone (or wearable device) on at all times.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • What's going on at the White House?
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The boots zip on at the ankle and have laces along the back to adjust their fit.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Reece James, who had not played for almost three weeks, on at right-back.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Plan on at least four hours of walking, with time to stop for a meal or shopping.
    Amy Nelson, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Part of that is slower build up to game speed, but with more focus on at-bats.
    Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The rescue rate was as low as 6 percent on at least one cruise line.
    Kelly Kasulis Cho, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2023
  • Plus, what the heck is going on at Agence Grateau?
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
  • His artwork told the stories of what was going on at the time.
    John Ramos, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • But now the two figures are aligned on at least one other issue.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Life’s inflection points can be tough to pass judgment on at first.
    Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
  • For me, culture is that when a comedy was on at home, our house smelled nicer.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
  • See what's new What else is going on at DQ?
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The budget has alarmed the families who have come to rely on at-home care.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Embark on at least one backpacking trip.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
  • The two teens did not have life jackets on at the time, authorities added.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The couple were even spotted giving each other a kiss with their masks on at the event.
    Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Here's what's going on at the register.
    Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
  • It would have been turned back on at the request of the hotel, Zaya said.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025

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