How to Use off-screen in a Sentence

off-screen

adverb or adjective
  • But what about Jones’ life off-screen?
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
  • But off-screen, the two were also an item.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Ahead, catch up on the cast’s off-screen romances.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 26 June 2026
  • What did that look like off-screen and then putting that on camera?
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2026
  • Janet wants to feed her off-screen family.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
  • Can’t get enough of the most famous blonde in the world’s on-screen charm and off-screen depth?
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • This Stranger Things pair is a couple both on- and off-screen.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
  • But off-screen, Lucci had a once-in-a-lifetime love.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Mills said fans can expect an authentic look at her life off-screen.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • Here’s a look at some of Norris’s off-screen legacies.
    — Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But off-screen, his most important role is being a dad.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 25 June 2026
  • There’s plenty of love to go around in the world of soap operas — both on- and off-screen.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • Over the years, the brother and sisters remained close on and off-screen.
    — Emily Blackwood, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • As for her life off-screen, Jones keeps her romances out of the spotlight.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Were there off-screen moments between you that the viewers didn’t see at home?
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 17 June 2026
  • Officers then swarm toward the man off-screen.
    — Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The pair also leaned into the rumors of their off-screen romance.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 13 May 2026
  • Nazareth now declines to confirm whether the deal has been finalized off-screen or not.
    — Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
  • And, of course, time off-screen is generally better than time on-screen.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The way this cast connected both on- and off-screen is really unique.
    — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • The Bridgertons are a family on-screen and friends off-screen, too!
    — Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
  • But off-screen, the cast's romantic lives are just as intriguing.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 26 June 2026
  • Local music artists, barbers and creatives are part of the show, both on- and off-screen.
    — Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The pair also had a brief relationship off-screen.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
  • At the end of the short film, a present-day Chad closes his computer and walks off-screen.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
  • Kirkland's off-screen pursuits were eclectic.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2025
  • MasterChef isn’t about love — but off-screen, the judges have plenty of romance in their lives.
    — Ilana Frost, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Jo paused before replying while looking off-screen.
    — Lisa Cavazuti, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
  • For large stretches, the violence in Red Alert takes place just off-screen.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Although off-screen, her abusive mother has a palpable hold over her.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026

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