offstage
Example Sentences
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When he finished, he simply wandered into the darkness offstage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
We’re not shielded from the horrors, but they almost always happen offstage, implied or alluded to in the sudden vanishing of a loved one or a mournful reference to a death.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Yeah, the crowd loves it, but I go offstage and I’m not looking for the comments saying, “It was so funny.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025
In Suntory, there was no room for the offstage brass to be anywhere but offstage.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
The urge to run was like one of those big hooks that came out in cartoons to yank people offstage.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing offstage
Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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Theater - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Middle School
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