center stage
Example Sentences
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When given center stage, his Putin is commanding, reminding us of the real sinister power in the room.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The homelessness issue is again near center stage as Park faces a challenge from Faizah Malik, a public interest attorney and housing advocate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Those twists put James right back where he’d spent the previous two decades: center stage, with the hopes of a franchise resting on his shoulders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
The in-between bits, not quite destined for center stage but no less useful for it.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
And when Ellis rose up, his long legs made a clean triangle, then he snapped his legs together and spun one, two, three times, then did a mashed-potato slide off center stage.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
