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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Keith Farquhar, then a deputy with the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office, was the first officer on the scene.
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
Due to the size of the crowd and the vandalism of Sures’ garage, additional units were requested by the initial officers on the scene.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
Police arrived on the scene and took the boy into custody.
—Lori Dunn and Stevon Gamble Texarkana Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Two women were pronounced dead on the scene, while another woman, a child and a man later died in the hospital.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
Due to the size of the crowd and the vandalism of Sures’ garage, additional units were requested by the initial officers on the scene.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
Police arrived on the scene and took the boy into custody.
—Lori Dunn and Stevon Gamble Texarkana Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Two women were pronounced dead on the scene, while another woman, a child and a man later died in the hospital.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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“On the scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20scene. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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