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.
Examples of on the scene in a Sentence
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Officers with the City of Fort Collins Police Department arrived on the scene and rendered aid before EMS arrived, and the girl was transported to Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, USA Today and KDVR reported.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
When authorities arrived on the scene, the bodies of 28-year-old Brooke Lundy and 40-year-old Matthew Blevins were found dead inside the home.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
The driver of the Ford Edge, a 46-year-old female from Jasper, Michigan, and the passenger, a 21-year-old from Canton, were pronounced dead on the scene, police said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 12 May 2024
Both Piper and an occupant of the Equinox were pronounced dead on the scene.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2024
The previous evening was relatively quiet, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel journalist on the scene.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
No weapons used by the suspects, who remain unknown, were found on the scene.
—Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 8 May 2024
The police on the scene, from both local and federal agencies, were members of a special task force with work that often turns deadly.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Meanwhile, Sherrill’s father, Terry Campbell, was on the scene in South Park, having rushed there after hearing from Demonte’s mother.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
When authorities arrived on the scene, the bodies of 28-year-old Brooke Lundy and 40-year-old Matthew Blevins were found dead inside the home.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
The driver of the Ford Edge, a 46-year-old female from Jasper, Michigan, and the passenger, a 21-year-old from Canton, were pronounced dead on the scene, police said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 12 May 2024
Both Piper and an occupant of the Equinox were pronounced dead on the scene.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2024
The previous evening was relatively quiet, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel journalist on the scene.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
No weapons used by the suspects, who remain unknown, were found on the scene.
—Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 8 May 2024
The police on the scene, from both local and federal agencies, were members of a special task force with work that often turns deadly.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Meanwhile, Sherrill’s father, Terry Campbell, was on the scene in South Park, having rushed there after hearing from Demonte’s mother.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
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