center stage

Example Sentences

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“Weaker real economic growth will soon take center stage among policy officials and investors.”

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Wildfire and insurance — issues amped by climate change — along with the price of gas, took center stage at the California governor’s debate on Tuesday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 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

Chestnutt trembled as the man walked to center stage to grin cheekily at me.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia