offstage
[awf-steyj, of-]
adverb
adjective
not in view of the audience; backstage, in the wings, etc.: an offstage crash.
withheld from public view or attention; private: offstage political meetings.
Origin of offstage
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Contemporary Examples of offstage
He needed his art because, offstage, the chaos was sometimes too much.
Just offstage, however, stands a nation of unemployed, abandoned and desperate people.
His remarks were frantic, almost harried; he seemed eager to check his boxes and get offstage.
Even from "offstage" I was led to believe I was the star of the show.
Historical Examples of offstage
He used even Johnny Simms as an offstage voice repeating stern commands.
Operation: Outer SpaceWilliam Fitzgerald Jenkins
"—caught red-handed with the incriminating papers," shouted an offstage announcer.
The JunkmakersAlbert R. Teichner
offstage
adjective, adverb
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