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.
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Whitney and two other law enforcement officers on the scene rendered aid to Dignean, and he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
Hot 97 will be on the scene to capture the eventful day.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 21 Mar. 2025
White and Cox were the officers who were first on the scene, and White fired four shots that killed the mother and daughter.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Due to the nature of the incident, the department’s Animal Cruelty Task Force was called to assist detectives on the scene.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
Hot 97 will be on the scene to capture the eventful day.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 21 Mar. 2025
White and Cox were the officers who were first on the scene, and White fired four shots that killed the mother and daughter.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Due to the nature of the incident, the department’s Animal Cruelty Task Force was called to assist detectives on the scene.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the scene
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“On the scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20scene. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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