backstage
Example Sentences
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The backstage world of a small regional theater—crowded with ego, activity and illusion—provides rich material for the comic novelist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Seated backstage in a small dressing room, Tweedy grinned beneath a mop of fuzzy hair.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
The 98th Academy Awards featured emotional speeches, comical relief and a bevy of backstage fun.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Soon I worked as a backstage assistant at the Cape Cod Melody Tent and danced in the chorus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
On the other hand, however, they were fascinated, as they had never been backstage at a theatrical production and there was so much to see.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
