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.
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Deputies with the Towns County Sheriff’s Office were the first to arrive on the scene on March 8 and found that both teens had suffered gunshot wounds, according to a GBI news release.
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Chris Spargo, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, old flames are back on the scene in one way or another, perhaps even in your dreams.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
Abdalla tries for several minutes to get information from agents on the scene, the video shows.
—Chelsea Bailey, Gloria Pazmino and Taylor Galgano, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Mickey and Bode are pictured arriving on the scene of a crime and again in the woods with Wes.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Chris Spargo, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, old flames are back on the scene in one way or another, perhaps even in your dreams.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
Abdalla tries for several minutes to get information from agents on the scene, the video shows.
—Chelsea Bailey, Gloria Pazmino and Taylor Galgano, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Mickey and Bode are pictured arriving on the scene of a crime and again in the woods with Wes.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the scene
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“On the scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20scene. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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