on deck
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But the experience in other nations have led some experts to worry another severe flu season could be on deck for California.
From Los Angeles Times
The readings on deck for this week will be backward-looking, and that could mean investors take them with a grain of salt.
From MarketWatch
On deck, she reminds the crew that the captain, who may yet recover, ordered Mr. Keeler restrained.
In his “Lonely Flowers” special, he jokes about encouraging his mom to retire because he thought he was on deck for the big “Daily Show” job, saying, “I had to call my mama back six months later, ‘You didn’t quit yet did you?’”
After a bit of practice walking in trousers, which she rather liked once she got used to it, she ventured on deck.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.