How to Use on-air in a Sentence

on-air

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  • What’s your process to get ready to go on-air?
    — Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Our on-air talent is still the same.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026
  • Two on-air colleagues told him to run.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • See Burleson's on-air attire above.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
  • One host, Will Cain, paused on-air for silent prayer.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • These days Guthrie is unafraid to open about an on-air flub.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Those on-air allies were not merely friends.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
  • She was last seen on-air in December.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Here's what to know about voting by mail No on-air fact-checking?
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Goldberg stepped in to stop 2 on-air clashes in 1 episode.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
  • That’s more than five times what the series draws for its initial on-air showing.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Istook shared thanks to his many colleagues, both on-air and behind-the-scenes.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
  • What works in a stadium won’t always land the same on-air or online.
    — Tracy Call, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Staats arrived at Wrigley for what turned out to be an on-air audition.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • But his on-air presence wasn’t the only reason King was loved.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • Elvis came in for an on-air interview, and the rest is history.
    — Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
  • But as the clock ticked toward midnight, there was a quiet in the on-air studio.
    — Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Sara Haines is still recovering from her on-air shock.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
  • This certainly isn’t the first time there’s been an on-air flub with expletives.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Included in the show will be a family adopting a child on-air.
    — Chiara Kim, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Craziest thing that’s happened on-air?
    — Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Perhaps, some thought, the outlet could have found an on-air role for her, or even created her own show.
    — The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Every network and station has made tough calls when on-air conduct crosses a line.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Every network and station has made tough calls when on-air conduct crosses a line.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The one-year deal is only to produce the games themselves, not offer on-air talent.
    — Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 9 Aug. 2024
  • This doesn’t just apply to Guthrie, but also to other on-air talent.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The tense on-air exchange sparked a wave of reaction online, in clips that have since gone viral.
    — Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The Simpsons team even dropped on-air shout- outs to its dedicated hive.
    — Keith Murphy, Time, 24 July 2025
  • Eight on-air personalities were let go, all of them women.
    — Clare Malone, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Each week, Shortz presents an on-air quiz to one contestant while listeners at home play along.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Mar. 2024

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