go on the air
Example Sentences
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Thompson was instructed to go on the air as usual at 10 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2022
At a radio station, he found work as a janitor but made clear his ambition to go on the air.
From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2021
Not only was I seeing what was going on, but I’m seeing reactions in the crowd, and I’m making choices of what’s going to go on the air.
From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2018
While he waiting to go on the air, he mentioned his marriage plans to a researcher.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2017
The city’s emergency broadcast system, which was supposed to swing into action during a crisis, did not go on the air because "the Sunday-morning staff did not know how to operate the equipment."
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
