onstage
adverb or adjective
on·stage
ˈȯn-ˈstāj 
ˈän-,
-ˌstāj
: on or onto a stage : on a part of the stage visible to the audience
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Even the Lovells’ clothing and that of their bandmates spoke to the working-class history of country music: Everyone onstage wore matching denim shirts and pants.
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Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Just then his Nana — his dying Nana, to be specific — shows up onstage with a request.
—Maya Phillips, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
After his dynamic performance had the crowd hyped up, his wife and R&B star Ashanti walked onstage to hand him the Landmark Award.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
That’s one of the standout pieces of this episode: Eli has a gentle charisma his children lack, which serves him onstage and backstage.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
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Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Just then his Nana — his dying Nana, to be specific — shows up onstage with a request.
—Maya Phillips, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
After his dynamic performance had the crowd hyped up, his wife and R&B star Ashanti walked onstage to hand him the Landmark Award.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
That’s one of the standout pieces of this episode: Eli has a gentle charisma his children lack, which serves him onstage and backstage.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for onstage
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“Onstage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onstage. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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onstage
adverb or adjective
on·stage
ˈȯn-ˈstāj
ˈän-
: on or onto a stage : on a part of the stage visible to the audience
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