on the scene

phrase

—used to say that someone or something is or has become an important part of a situation, activity, etc.

She was lonely for a while, but now there's a new boyfriend on the scene.

a popular singer who first burst on the scene last year

Our lives have changed a lot since computers have come/appeared on the scene.

Examples of on the scene in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When another attack splinters the small town of Pikeville, Charlotte — now a lawyer like her father — is the first witness on the scene. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

First responders pronounced Carter dead on the scene, and her body was taken to a mortuary. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026

Officials from South Sacramento California Highway Patrol said the wrong way driver was pronounced dead on the scene. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Elsewhere, Julia Fox erupted on the scene, sporting skinny brows, overly blushed cheeks, black liner and glossed lips, no less. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

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