Example sentences for: backstage

How can you use “backstage” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • She punched Kathleen Hanna of the riot grrrl band Bikini Kill backstage at Lollapalooza, and referred to her as "ratface."

  • If a guest conductor visited Philadelphia, you would probably find Ormandy backstage or in the audience.

  • Post TV critic Tom Shales takes a long backstage look at the meddling by NBC executives that led to the firing of Norm MacDonald from "Saturday Night Live"'s Weekend Update anchor chair.

  • The backstage story, reported by the New York Times : Netanyahu will visit Congress, the pro-Israel lobby, and the U.S. media this week to stir up criticism of the pressure Clinton put on him.

  • The Guardian of London said several members of the government, including Serbian president Milan Milutinovic, attended the concert Sunday--the first in Yugoslavia by a leading Western musician since the war--but were barred from visiting the musician backstage by his staff "who wanted to avoid an embarrassing photo-opportunity."


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