offstage
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The first lady sat next to the president when the shooting occurred and ducked under a table before she was ushered by security offstage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
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
Yeah, the crowd loves it, but I go offstage and I’m not looking for the comments saying, “It was so funny.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025
In Suntory, there was no room for the offstage brass to be anywhere but offstage.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
Once the microphone was set up, Sherm would run offstage, leaving Em to sing her song.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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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