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

Although investors will continue to watch oil markets again tomorrow, domestic affairs may take center stage.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 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

On March 21, this stadium will be filled with more than 70,000 guests as the pair takes center stage at the Super Bowl of comedy — the largest stadium stand-up show to date.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

So although it became one of the most famous scientific meetings in history, one in which evolution and religion fought on center stage, Charles Darwin was not there.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman