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offstage

[ awf-steyj, of- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

off the stage or in the wings; away from the view of the audience ( onstage ).
in one's private life rather than on the stage:
Offstage the actress seemed rather plain.

not in view of the audience; backstage, in the wings, etc.:
an offstage crash.
withheld from public view or attention; private:
offstage political meetings.

offstage

/ ˈɒfˈsteɪdʒ /

First recorded in 1920–25; off + stage

He needed his art because, offstage, the chaos was sometimes too much.

All these folks were full of gripping stories about their time with Pryor, since he created much drama offstage as well as on.

And they never break character, even offstage—at least in front of the press.

The agents of their slide were many, and they operated offstage.

Just offstage, however, stands a nation of unemployed, abandoned and desperate people.

He used even Johnny Simms as an offstage voice repeating stern commands.

And even if he found them, who would believe an actor offstage, delivering such improbable lines?

When Ophelia perishes offstage you don't think of post-mortem lividity or foam on the mouth.

"—caught red-handed with the incriminating papers," shouted an offstage announcer.

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