stage left
nounDefinition of stage left
: the left part of a stage from the viewpoint of one who faces the audience
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Right before exiting stage left, Tagovailoa delivered a pass to Jeudy along the sideline that the star receiver turned upfield for a 21-yard score that gave Alabama a 35-3 lead. — Rainer Sabin | Rsabin@al.com, al, "Behind star power, Alabama’s offense kicks into high gear," 31 Aug. 2019 With just a few stages left, albeit mostly in the high Alps, Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe remains in the lead. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "How Ford Lost $181 Million Betting on a Technology Startup—Data Sheet," 29 July 2019 The gifted composer Mark Bennett’s original music lends beautifully brooding atmosphere, often through haunting arpeggios played on piano high above stage left by Justin Gray. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Old Globe’s music-filled ‘Romeo and Juliet’ brings strange and satisfying surprises to Shakespeare," 18 Aug. 2019 With just a few stages left, albeit mostly in the high Alps, Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe remains in the lead. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "How Ford Lost $181 Million Betting on a Technology Startup—Data Sheet," 29 July 2019 Brady either exits stage left to another NFL locale or simply takes his ball and his resistance bands home and retires. — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, "Here’s the deal: Tom Brady’s Patriot days could be over after this season," 8 Aug. 2019 With just a few stages left, albeit mostly in the high Alps, Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe remains in the lead. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "How Ford Lost $181 Million Betting on a Technology Startup—Data Sheet," 29 July 2019 With just a few stages left, albeit mostly in the high Alps, Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe remains in the lead. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "Can Anyone Fix the DMV?—Data Sheet," 25 July 2019 Our young black king, the warlike Michael, entered stage left. — Zadie Smith, The New Yorker, "Stormzy at Glastonbury: King Michael Wears His Crown," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stage left.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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