centre stage
Britishnoun
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the centre point on a stage
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the main focus of attention
Example Sentences
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Count Binface, the self-styled intergalactic space warrior, has again taken centre stage in UK politics, wearing a giant silver rubbish bin on his head.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Then, for the first time in Commonwealth Games history, the athletes took centre stage by parading into the arena before the ceremony fully got under way.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Already, though, Seine appears to be taking centre stage.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
But on Wednesday the digital sphere will take centre stage, with some European G7 members wanting more security in moves that have irked the United States.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Scene three quickly follows, in which men and women occupy centre stage and most large animals, along with many smaller ones, are gone.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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