stage right

noun

: the right part of a stage from the viewpoint of one who faces the audience

Examples of stage right in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As arranged beforehand, Pence exited stage right and Harris stage left, where family members were waiting. Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024 Eventually, Rife turned his attention exclusively to a pair of venue security guards just stage right, Mohammed and Ralph. Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2024 Full-coverage concealers and foundations have exited stage right, replaced by skin tints and a newfound confidence. Hunter Lacey, Allure, 3 July 2024 Lyles is on a mission to lift up an entire sport that has been dimmer ever since Usain Bolt exited stage right after the Olympics in 2016. Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for stage right 

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Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stage right was in 1931

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“Stage right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20right. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.

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