How to Use on in a Sentence

  • There is a lot of frosting on the cake.
  • Granlund had the puck on his stick to the right of the Sharks’ net when he was checked against the boards by Rust.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The crowd rises to their feet and cheer her on with vigor.
    David Hill, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Doom scrolling on Twitter could be about to take a lot longer.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Host Cleveland on Monday in the second game of a back-to-back.
    Beth Harris, ajc, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The Bay View restaurant plans a grand opening on March 18.
    Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2023
  • She can be reached at dpulver@gannett.com or at @dinahvp on Twitter.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2022
  • On New Year’s Eve, Mabeus had jotted down a list of goals for 2023 in a note on her cellphone.
    Lizzie Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The Aztecs pride themselves on getting 11 players to the football.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The video ends with Haynes, now an old man, sitting on the same bench holding a four-leaf clover.
    Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Also, the Spurs had the night off on Sunday and should be better rested than the Blazers.
    oregonlive, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Smith was on the field for just four snaps in the 48-32 season-ending playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers.
    Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Tickets are $35 and are available to purchase on Eventbrite.
    Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Read on below: Want more recipes and tips from the Voraciously team?
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
  • He was found dead on Sunday behind the wheel of a white van, and his motive remains unclear.
    Scott Wilson, Reis Thebault and Eileen Guo, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Touching on that, the show explores what could have been with space exploration.
    Sharareh Drury, Variety, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Pelosi endorsed Jeffries, Clark and Aguilar in a statement on Friday.
    Grace Segers, The New Republic, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The suspect was found dead on Sunday, but new information about the tragedy is still coming to light.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Officers near the scene of the double murder in Marshfield, Mass., on Wednesday.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2022
  • While fame is fleeting for most celebrities, P-22's legacy lives on — though in what form is now up for debate.
    Stefanie Dazio, ajc, 5 Feb. 2023
  • From an on-court standpoint, this handicap gets tricky.
    Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Butkus was quoted on his website that his fierceness on the field was a major factor in his success.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Davis did so on an electric 81-yard punt return early in the second quarter.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The group is currently shooting season four of the series, which is largely set in Los Angeles, on the lot.
    Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2024
  • And fortunately, some of the best deals right now are on comfortable, travel-ready shoes.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Another video on Twitter shows what appears to be a fan attempting to climb over a gate.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Both her on-court play and leadership elevated to new heights in 2022.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2023
  • As a result, Trump has implored GOP lawmakers to fight back on his behalf.
    Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The property in south Memphis was a place of sadness and somber memories on Sunday.
    Time, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Tickets will go on sale starting with a Citi presale on Tuesday that opens at noon local time through 10 p.m. local time on Thursday (March 28); information available here.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024

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