stage right

noun

: the right part of a stage from the viewpoint of one who faces the audience

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In addition to being joined by Vance, Trump was also joined by X owner Elon Musk, with one photo capturing the world’s richest man jumping on stage right behind the Republican candidate. Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024 The setup made the most of the renowned Apollo stage, with a large cream couch on stage right and space for the night’s bands to play to the left. Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024 The England manager’s job will be an important domino for the season Another summer of close but not quite saw Gareth Southgate exit stage right as England manager after almost eight years. Carl Anka, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024 The ostensible realism of a play like Meghan Kennedy’s The Counter can be deceiving — not because fire is eventually going to rain from the sky or a unicorn enter stage right, but because deeply familiar people and places can lull us into reading only the surfaces of things. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stage right 

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stage right was in 1931

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“Stage right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20right. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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