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.
  • Just be strong and be in the center stage and rule it.
    — Nicole MacIas Garibay, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Jupiter in Leo puts you center stage.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Each year brought a new crisis to center stage.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Comfort takes center stage in the rooms as well.
    — Abby Price, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The last six months has also brought telemedicine to center stage.
    — Naseem S. Miller, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • This is very much stepping right back in center stage in many ways.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Then the ping-pong balls will take center stage at the lottery.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Coaching icons on center stage.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Blatter ran the show but never quite took center stage.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • From this high platform, the air antics of ravens take center stage.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Messi, the master, strode to center stage, as if on cue.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
  • This glistening tree is a rich gold hue that will take center stage in your home.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Nov. 2020
  • The trainer asks the class for their cheers of support for the pup in center stage.
    — Mark Van Wye, Forbes, 15 June 2021
  • This year, a long list of big-name filmmakers will have center stage.
    — ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • But this time, the WHO has been center stage.
    — ABC News, 9 May 2026
  • Wilde let her gown and jewels take center stage, wearing her hair in a sleek bun.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 25 June 2026
  • Of course, there's one item that takes center stage, and that's the Christmas tree.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Citrus will step into the center stage.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Partnerships are ready to take center stage!
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Wealth and power tend to hog center stage and crowd out the supporting cast.
    — David Galef/chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The war in Iran is expected to take center stage.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 27 May 2026
  • Norton sits on a chair, center stage, flanked by Dafoe and Brody.
    — Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 28 June 2023
  • What used to get squeezed by the pace of deliverables can now move center stage.
    — Jeff Berkowitz, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Brazil, Haiti and Scotland all took center stage.
    — John Devine, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
  • Minnesota will be on center stage in just five years, playing host to a world fair.
    — Joe Van Ryn, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Right before the car goes up for auction, start it and drive it slowly to the center stage.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
  • For many nonprofits, the job of fundraising is now center stage.
    — Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025

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