How to Use on cue in a Sentence

on cue

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• The coach seemed to even cough on cue when asked about the flu.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
• Then, as if on cue, the mood shifted.
  — Jodi Bondi Norgaard, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
• The part of me that doesn't want to cry on cue is not convinced.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022
• And as if on cue, the light rain stopped just as they got started.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2023
• As if on cue, O’Flaherty bounds in with a ten-pounder.
  — David Prior, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2016
• In most cases, the rats were trained to enter and leave on cue.
  — Laura Bradley, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
• As if on cue, our first full day of fall will certainly feel the part.
  — Justin Grieser, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
• As if on cue, the closed front door suddenly swings wide open on its own.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
• That had to be fun when the flames jumped up on cue and the contestants freaked out.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
• As if on cue, Clark, the white detective, left the room.
  — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
• As if on cue, a man in his 50s, like us, walked up and greeted me by name.
  — Ken Preuss, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
• Third-quarter earnings season kicks off at the end of the week as if on cue.
  — Bill Stone, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
• Yet, right in the middle of it, almost on cue, the Jews come up.
  — Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
• And then, on cue, a massive white shark swims up and commences to dining.
  — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
• Said his line on cue, improvised from take to take and even yelled 'action'!
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2022
• As if on cue, one of the 85 trains that daily rumble through the town passed by.
  — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
• The cast is attractive and certainly knows how to scream on cue.
  — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
• As if on cue, one group member catches up to us, slightly winded.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
• As if on cue, a pair of hikers carrying backpacks emerged through the mist.
  — Karen Berger, Outside Online, 28 June 2021
• As if on cue, her breakthrough sparked an avalanche of misgendering taunts.
  — Jim Farber, EW.com, 23 June 2023
• Velvets, satins, and metallics are all perfectly on cue to set the scene this season.
  — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2025
• In her one-woman show, there’s a running joke that Kate Berlant cannot cry on cue.
  — Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
• Right on cue, Warren lost the ball on a fumble during a punt return.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022
• Garcelle, as if on cue, agrees with Kyle that Dorit can’t apologize.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
• Right on cue, Trumka’s comments ignited a firestorm on the right.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
• As if on cue, Taribó pulls a blue bottle from the fridge and holds it up to the light to show me the sediment.
  — Melissa Mora Hidalgo, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2023
• Then, on cue, Myher can start a sequence that begins to drop the water down to the stage.
  — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
• When Franklin refused, five officers circled him and moved in on cue, wrestling him to the ground.
  — Nilo Tabrizy, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
• And on cue, Chu grows half an inch taller, straightening his spine and adjusting the tilt of his chin.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
• At the film’s premiere, the friendly audience cheered mostly on cue.
  — Glenn Whippentertainment Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2022