How to Use on at in a Sentence

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Definition of on atnext
  • The boots zip on at the ankle and have laces along the back to adjust their fit.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Don’t leave them on for too long...like, don’t put a bunch of them on at once to save time.
    — Emily Rekstis, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Over the years, Spencer has shared photos of Kallie and the kids cheering him on at events.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
  • Just don’t play it for your children and don’t put it on at night.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The officer did not have the body camera on at the time of the incident.
    — John Sharp | [email protected], al, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The rescue rate was as low as 6 percent on at least one cruise line.
    — Kelly Kasulis Cho, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2023
  • How about performance against the spread on at least four days’ rest?
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The City Charter requires that the council meet on at least three days each week.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
  • The group boasts that 70 percent of those who viewed its videos changed their minds on at least one issue.
    — Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The Rotary is looking for volunteers to help pull the flags on at 3 p.m. May 28.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
  • Lev-Ram: And there were some other problems going on at the time, right?
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 17 May 2023
  • The couple were even spotted giving each other a kiss with their masks on at the event.
    — Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
  • He is scheduled to face trial on at least some of those charges at the end of November.
    — CBS News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Based on web traffic and search trends, the site found the most popular cities that renters are keeping an eye on at the start of 2024.
    — Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 22 July 2024
  • There are other games being worked on at Sony that cost more than this, but in terms of what’s already out, this is the largest.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Life’s inflection points can be tough to pass judgment on at first.
    — Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
  • However, taxes will be tacked on at checkout and the amount will depend on the show’s city, state and venue.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024
  • Ways to play the space The bank has buy ratings on at least two Chinese companies in the industry.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 July 2024
  • Try breaking it down by choosing one of the four parts of the portfolio diet to focus on at a time.
    — Rebecca Jaspan, Mph, Rd, Health, 21 Nov. 2023
  • As has become the tradition, the city’s current mayor, Rich Mays, is on at least once a month.
    — Tom Hallman, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
  • At the rally, thousands of AfD supporters looked on at a small stage just in front of the Reichstag.
    — Ali Breland, The New Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
  • An ethics complaint involving a ride to a fishing trip 16 years ago is tacked on at the end just for ballast.
    — The Editors, National Review, 15 July 2024
  • Counter-protesters had clashed with the group on at least one occasion.
    — Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 11 June 2024
  • The power went back on at Tracy Cade’s home at 10 p.m. on Saturday.
    — Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The lamp post features three lighting heads in one, each of which has an auto sensor that will turn them on at dusk and off by dawn.
    — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2023
  • There was some trepidation early on at labels around the rap and rock sounds being in the same frame.
    — Vulture, 3 Apr. 2023
  • So what’s worth splurging on at your local Farmer’s Market?
    — Elizabeth Kadar, Redbook, 6 July 2023
  • Some of them are what's going on at the level of the immune system and helping amp up the immune system to fight off the cancer.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • To close out the panel, Brown shared a heartfelt message about the importance of families having escapist films to watch, something the Russos touched on at the start of the panel.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Indeed, Kurosawa has been something of a pioneer in Japanese foreign co-production film and has worked abroad on at least three occasions.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024

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