How to Use center stage in a Sentence

center stage

noun

• As we wrap up work on the old project, a new one moves to center stage.
• The actor stood alone at center stage.
• The issue is expected to take center stage in the elections.
• The impact to humans and animals takes center stage in the climate crisis.
  — Allison Chinchar, CNN, 9 Oct. 2021
• So what brings these A-listers back time and time again to abandon the comforts of closed move sets for a chance to share their talent on center stage?
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Oct. 2021
• In the Harithand lookbook, the piece is styled with statement earrings, but Jolie skipped the jewelry and let the design take center stage.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2021
• Michelle Young take center stage on the reality dating show and has 30 suitors who vying to make a lasting impression.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 19 Oct. 2021
• Disney’s focus on storytelling will continue to take center stage in the next five decades, many predict, as emerging technologies help the resort pique the imagination of its guests.
  — Katie Rice, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Sep. 2021
• Back then, Pacific Islander students took center stage and spoke at length about how their family homes were succumbing to the ever-encroaching ocean as sea levels rise.
  — oregonlive, 25 Sep. 2021
• As the fight in Ukraine takes center stage at the U.N., women take to the streets in Iran.
  — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2022
• For the show's second season, Bailey's story arc will take center stage as his character, Anthony Bridgerton, embarks on a journey to find love.
  — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 25 Sep. 2021
• One thing that won’t take center stage this year: weight rooms.
  — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2022
• For the first time in the history of the Super Bowl, hip hop took center stage.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 13 Feb. 2022
• Norton sits on a chair, center stage, flanked by Dafoe and Brody.
  — Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 28 June 2023
• Of course, in this unique terroir, wines take center stage.
  — Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 3 May 2022
• Poland: Żurek In Poland, a dish that takes center stage on Easter is żurek.
  — Janelle Davis, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023
• The Bad Boys star proceeded to rap the lyrics to the hit song as Balvin, 38, stood beside him center stage.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
• Aries March 21-April 19 Get ready to step out onto center stage.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
• Taking center stage will be the heart and soul of the players, the coaches and the greater team rivalries.
  — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2022
• Even amid all that, the music was center stage at Douglass Park.
  — Ben Trivett Published, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2024
• The crowd obliged, screaming loudly as Lil Durk joined Wallen center stage, trading lines on the song and waving to the crowd.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 June 2023
• Allen, Garland and the city will take center stage this weekend -- a gathering of the league’s best.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 15 Feb. 2022
• After much of the first half of the season was focused on the rest of the country, the conference takes center stage in Week 9.
  — USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2021
• Her glam is the rightful focus, with a sharp cat-eye and full pink lip taking center stage.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 10 Aug. 2023
• The voters hope the economy is center stage at the debate.
  — Esther Castillejo, ABC News, 27 June 2024
• The center stage was paved in real brick, as if the show were being performed not just in New York but on it as well.
  — David Lachapelle, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
• Think outside the box -- and don't be scared to step out onto center stage to ensure that your ideas are heard.
  — Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2022
• Sorghum is a star in the mountainous regions of the South, and this pie puts the ingredient center stage.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
• In the play’s first moments, O’Connell entered as herself and sat center stage.
  — New York Times, 3 Dec. 2021
• The emotion holds center stage, backed by adamant violins and horns and sneaky melodies that vault up an octave to hit surprising notes.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Feb 2025