be on the air
Example Sentences
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They get to be in the textbooks, but they didn’t get to be on the air.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
U.K. media reported that the presenter was not due to be on the air in the near future, but it was unclear whether he had been suspended.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2023
In 1973, The San Francisco Examiner was already calling him the “dean of Los Angeles rock ’n’ roll broadcasting,” and he would be on the air for almost a half-century more after that.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
Although initially reluctant to be on the air, reporter Edward R. Murrow of CBS began reporting live about Germany’s actions from his posts in Europe.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
The great cat's head moved slowly from side to side; the baleful eyes blazed up and down the pathway and the tawny muzzle was lifted to catch what burden there might be on the air.
From The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man by Stanley Waterloo
