How to Use on-air in a Sentence

on-air

adjective
Definition of on-airnext
  • Make sense of the markets and catch the best on-air moments.
    — Bloomberg.com, 3 Jan. 2024
  • But Fox News’s hosts did not mention the case on-air again after Sept. 30.
    — Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 29 May 2023
  • That forced him to sharply reduce his on-air duties at TSN.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
  • Here's what to know about voting by mail No on-air fact-checking?
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
  • But as the clock ticked toward midnight, there was a quiet in the on-air studio.
    — Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2024
  • As of this month, none of the monetary damages, which Jones is shown mocking on-air, had been paid.
    — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024
  • But Mark Cuban, one of the show’s most notable sharks, described the process of what happens after an on-air deal is made.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 June 2023
  • The one-year deal is only to produce the games themselves, not offer on-air talent.
    — Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 9 Aug. 2024
  • One of the things that keeps coming up is your coverage of Kurt Cobain’s suicide, which felt like an on-air wake.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2023
  • About 20 members of ESPN’s on-air talent pool were laid off last week.
    — Michael Nam, CNN, 5 July 2023
  • In one of the most notorious moments of the show, Hogan placed Mr. Belzer in a choke hold as part of an on-air bit that went too far.
    — Meryl Kornfield, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2023
  • As part of the settlement, Fox says it won’t be required to apologize on-air.
    — Rosalind S. Helderman, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
  • An on-air report from KMPH, meanwhile, said that the body found was in the late stages of decomposition.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024
  • Rubin’s death was also confirmed on-air on the station.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 May 2024
  • Each week, Shortz presents an on-air quiz to one contestant while listeners at home play along.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Mar. 2024
  • While the look appeared to be simple on camera, Jenna made sure to add her own touches to complete the on-air moment.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Trump dialed into Lou Dobbs’ show that night for an on-air interview.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Watch Charlamagne debate use of Snoop’s slang word below, starting at the 4:22 mark, and the clip of Bassett on-air.
    — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2023
  • As of yet, there has been no disciplinary action yet levied against Pirro for her on-air remarks.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Here's everything to know about Max Shifrin and his relationship with the on-air talent.
    — Alexandra Hurtado, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
  • He was honored to develop the piece and watch Rubin’s on-air reaction.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
  • To that end, ESPN has similarly sought to shake up its roster of on-air talent.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024
  • During the game, announcers also mentioned the film as part of their on-air commentary.
    — Byrachyl Jones, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The decision to reverse course comes after a stunning rebuke of the plan by the division’s on-air talent.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Indeed, an unscripted moment sparked this week’s bout of on-air hand-wringing.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Ally Love joined the Today show as an on-air contributor in May 2023.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 June 2024
  • The Agency will debut on demand and streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan before its on-air debut.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 July 2024
  • Bones is a five-time ACM Awards winner for national on-air personality of the year.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 May 2024
  • The Agency’s on-air debut on Showtime’s cable channel will follow two days later on Dec. 1.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Jason has already made a name for himself with his colorful on-air commentary.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024

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