center stage

Example Sentences

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This is the weekend high school track and field takes center stage in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The Manhattan hearing comes as Washington cautiously warms ties with Caracas, with the question of who will pay the legal fees of the former autocrat and his wife expected to take center stage.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The machines take center stage in these scenes, but the scientist-director and the audience supply the drama.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

So someone brought her to the set, where Gosling greeted her with a “Hi, sweetheart” and held her hand as he pulled her to center stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Then there’s silence while a grand piano rolls out onto center stage by itself.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson