offstage

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Then, he satirizes conservatives’ discomfort with his Blackness by sitting silently as Martin Short, playing a nervous young Republican delivering a hackneyed diatribe, shudders in his presence before scampering offstage to fall apart.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

When he finished, he simply wandered into the darkness offstage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

The final scene is a reprise of the beginning, showing Springsteen coming offstage after a show and expressing to his manager that it’s good to be back.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2025

Despite maintaining somewhat of an illusion that they’re not friends offstage, there’s a mutual admiration between the two.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

The other tributes have already gathered offstage and are talking softly, but when Peeta and I arrive, they fall silent.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins