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Meanings of upstage in English

Remote in manner.

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Of the back half of a stage.

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Examples for "distant"
Examples for "distant"
1
It was still distant, abstract: battles at sea thousands of miles off.
Iron Council
2
Hopefully there'll be some good news in the not too distant future.
The Guardian
3
Avery said simply, 'I saw him fall.' The tawny eyes were distant.
Second to None
4
I appear where I am most needed, yet in hope most distant.
Forge of Darkness
5
We must continue our acquaintance sometime in the not too distant future.
Blameless
1
However, someone who's perhaps slightly aloof will be more approachable after today!
The South African
2
It is also somewhat aloof-onebloom per stem, one stem per plant.
The botany of desire: a plant's-eye view of the world
3
The Party leader, aloof and amused, gave Young the signal to begin.
The God That Failed
4
In Peloponnesus, the powerful city of Argos and the Achaeans stood aloof.
A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roma...
5
Meanwhile, Canney's idea of Moss as aloof from English art has stuck.
The Guardian
Usage of upstage in English
1
Wow, Nasdaq found the only way possible to upstage the Facebook IPO.
The Guardian
2
Thus dressed he goes upstage right to where Martin keeps the entrance.
Sympathy for the devil
3
To left upstage in a corner a small card table with chairs.
Moral
4
Jasper blurred in her vision as she took a light run upstage.
Shadow fall
5
It seemed like a deliberate attempt to upstage the highly publicized meeting.
Somewhere inside
6
It features a long shot that includes a violent altercation far, far upstage.
The Irish Times
7
Rusedski's ruthlessly calm win suggests he could even upstage Tim Henman this year.
The Irish Times
8
Lights go down upstage right, come up downstage on Faustus's apartment.
Sympathy for the devil
9
But why upstage its best-selling sports car with a similar machine?
Wired
10
But the truth is, it's a vanity thing because they always upstage you!
Reuters
11
All reflect the Chinese belief that no one flavor should upstage any other.
The everything chinese cookbook: from wonton soup to sweet and s...
12
The young naval officer opened his eyes; this was somewhat upstage and rather expensive.
On the Beach
13
Darren Biggs did his best to upstage champion elect Kieren Fallon at Leicester yesterday.
The Irish Times
14
Shiva can upstage some bigger names in the Dubai Champion Stakes at Newmarket today.
The Irish Times
15
When it comes to weddings, there's an unwritten rule -don't upstage the bride.
News.com.au
16
Lights go down upstage, come up downstage to reveal the inside of Fausuts's apartment.
Sympathy for the devil
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