How to Use stage business in a Sentence

stage business

noun
  • Simpler, freer, less stage business.
    — Ahmir “questlove” Thompson, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the needs of many growth-stage businesses go unmet.
    — Aj Drexler, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And few actors are better at making characters come alive through stage business.
    — Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 July 2025
  • Margin expansion is hard to define for an early-stage business that is loss-making.
    — Michael Szalontay, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Hebron clinches it with stage business, drunkenly playing cards alone by a single lamp.
    — John Timpane, Philly.com, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Aucoin fills that long bit of silent stage business with an orchestral interlude that brims with tenderness and drama.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2021
  • That means more opportunities for early-stage business owners.
    — Alana Pedalino, Bon Appétit, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The stage business is nonstop, anemically set up and distracting.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 21 June 2019
  • One bit of delightful stage business had Grigolo handing her a bunch of wet flowers, which Gheorghiu dabbed like perfume.
    — Rick Schultz, latimes.com, 2 May 2018
  • The teams will compete along two tracks - concept stage for entrepreneurs launching businesses and seed stage businesses looking to accelerate growth.
    — William Thornton [email protected], AL.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Corkran's ex-husband, an entrepreneur, constantly had people coming to him and asking him to invest in their early-stage business and give them advice.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022
  • But there’s a muddiness to some of the stage business, such as the bumbling of the Little Robber Girl’s bandit underlings.
    — Celia Wren, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2019
  • There are signs that MAC Boys is a new endeavor, in the play’s pacing, projection issues and some of the over-fussy stage business.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Early-stage business culture often glorifies polish.
    — Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • John Relyea, as the Grand Inquisitor, had the requisite range and volume, yet his diction lacked bite, and his stage business was hackneyed.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Some were repeated in the other language, or responded to in the other language, and some left alone and translated through context, stage business and the emotional intent.
    — Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Some of the stage business lacks crispness, as with certain scenes featuring Colin Connor and Chilcote as rival butterfly hunters.
    — Washington Post, 2 May 2022
  • For the next half hour, the stage business unfolds with dull-witted predictability, notwithstanding Françaix’s spirited and charming score.
    — Jennifer Homans, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Freelancers can handle seed stage business needs such as the establishment of a rudimentary brand with a logo, tagline and color palette, followed by the creation of a basic website.
    — Eric Youngstrom, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Perhaps, more formally, an early-stage business only has one employee (its founder), but even still, that person is surrounded by a network of a supportive community.
    — Shama Hyder, Forbes, 8 June 2021
  • Early-stage and growth-stage businesses often relied on bookkeepers, accountants and instinct to make financial decisions while focusing heavily on sales and growth.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • The CoE deploys top subject-matter experts to across departments to conduct hands-on training and education and scope out early stage business solutions.
    — Mark Minevich, Forbes, 19 June 2021
  • The fellowship is focused on early-stage businesses with a minimum annual revenue of $75,000.
    — Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Both men, like much of the audience, could be seen doubling over in laughter at some of the play’s comic high points, including a scene where a recitation of the rosary is interrupted by a spectacularly messy bit of bodily stage business.
    — Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2019
  • One is not enough, and though Likes, making his Broadway debut at 20, is appealing in the role and delivers when given the chance, there’s a hole at the center of the story that no amount of stage business can disguise.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Instead of backing developers of things like gene therapy or synthetic organs, Anzu seeks out early-stage businesses whose technology powers the development of such innovations.
    — Heather MacK, WSJ, 16 Apr. 2019
  • Playing the no-nonsense musical-hating science guy leaves the expansive star of Beetlejuice, School of Rock and Spamalot with too few enjoyments to share, too few moments of comic stage business, and certainly not enough songs to belt.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The Open for Business Growth Fund shifts the focus from basic technical assistance to in-depth advisory services that address the complex, individualized challenges growth-stage businesses face.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Venture capital remains an important engine of innovation and growth, but today's concentration of investment around AI has created a more selective fundraising environment for many growth-stage businesses.
    — Wayne Cantwell, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Fractional CFOs Offer Strategic Support Without Full-Time Cost Hiring a full-time CFO can be financially unrealistic for many growth-stage businesses.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

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