on-the-scene
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Early attempts to present real events on celluloid sometimes combined on-the-scene footage with staged reconstructions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Kathy died, but live, on-the-scene TV news was, in essence, born.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024
Live, on-the-scene storm shots have been a longtime staple of weather reporting.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
Broadcasting from the same building that housed the national headquarters of NBC News, he made a name as a dependable news reader and on-the-scene reporter, and drew the notice of network executives.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2022
Throughout the week he appears regularly on Channel 2's 6 o'clock news as an on-the-scene reporter, and each Saturday and Sunday he co-anchors both the 6 o'clock and the 11 o'clock evening news.
From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Max Millard
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