on the scene
idiom
—used to say that someone or something is or has become an important part of a situation, activity, etc.
She was lonely for a while, but now there's a new boyfriend on the scene.
a popular singer who first burst on the scene last year
Our lives have changed a lot since computers have come/appeared on the scene.
Examples of on the scene in a Sentence
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Meanwhile, Sherrill’s father, Terry Campbell, was on the scene in South Park, having rushed there after hearing from Demonte’s mother.
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Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
There were reports of journalists on the scene among those arrested.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
An urgent search is underway in Clovis, New Mexico, after police say a 10-month-old baby was abducted, two women were found dead with apparent gunshot wounds, including the child's mother, and the mother's 5-year-old child was found injured on the scene.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 4 May 2024
And Rey himself, before dying at the hospital, told his wife that Rodriguez planted the knife found on the scene.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
The fire department and medical personnel are on the scene.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Although the traffic is again moving in the area, there are units still on the scene, Bradley said.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2024
But when a British warship, the Nancy, arrived on the scene about a month later, its captain voided the agreement between the castaways and the Americans, seized the Nanina as a prize, and declared the Americans prisoners of war.
—Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
Sweeney is one of the most celebrated actors currently on the scene, thanks to her versatility.
—María Munsuri, Glamour, 5 May 2024
Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
There were reports of journalists on the scene among those arrested.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
An urgent search is underway in Clovis, New Mexico, after police say a 10-month-old baby was abducted, two women were found dead with apparent gunshot wounds, including the child's mother, and the mother's 5-year-old child was found injured on the scene.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 4 May 2024
And Rey himself, before dying at the hospital, told his wife that Rodriguez planted the knife found on the scene.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
The fire department and medical personnel are on the scene.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Although the traffic is again moving in the area, there are units still on the scene, Bradley said.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2024
But when a British warship, the Nancy, arrived on the scene about a month later, its captain voided the agreement between the castaways and the Americans, seized the Nanina as a prize, and declared the Americans prisoners of war.
—Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
Sweeney is one of the most celebrated actors currently on the scene, thanks to her versatility.
—María Munsuri, Glamour, 5 May 2024
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