offstage
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Instead of taking the mic as planned, Trump would be whisked offstage by Secret Service agents after shots rang out near the cavernous ballroom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Tsuruko, the eldest, stays largely offstage but exerts a crucial, conservative influence on family affairs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Cooper wanted to capture what goes on offstage as well as on, and a significant part of that happened around a particular table at the Olive Tree Cafe, which sits above the underground comedy club.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025
The final scene is a reprise of the beginning, showing Springsteen coming offstage after a show and expressing to his manager that it’s good to be back.
From Salon • Oct. 28, 2025
All the other students in the talent show, along with Principal Butler, were waiting offstage and behind the curtain.
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
Vocabulary lists containing offstage
Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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Theater - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Middle School
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