be on the air
Example Sentences
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And it means that Stephen Colbert, one of the nation’s best vehicles for satirical critique, will no longer be on the air to make sense of the madness of the moment.
From Salon • May 19, 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
On Monday evening, Chris Cuomo won’t be on the air as he starts a supposedly long-planned vacation.
From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2021
In less than three minutes the signals would be on the air and he would know where he was—unless the Norsks had succeeded in finding and eliminating the whole Atlantean under-cover group.
From Triplanetary by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)
