in the public eye
idiom
: in a position that receives a lot of public notice and attention
The job requires someone who is comfortable being in the public eye.
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Still, being in the public eye from such a young age wasn't always easy.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Christie Brinkley opens up in new memoir 'Uptown Girl'
Actress, entrepreneur and model Christie Brinkley joins ‘FOX & Friends’ to discuss her new memoir ‘Uptown Girl,’ which reflects on her early life, marriages and career in the public eye.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
And so this is just part of being in the public eye now, and the really successful ones just know how to tune it out.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 7 May 2025
OpenAI had been pursuing this corporate restructuring for more than a year, first quietly, and then—as details leaked—in the public eye.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 6 May 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Christie Brinkley opens up in new memoir 'Uptown Girl'
Actress, entrepreneur and model Christie Brinkley joins ‘FOX & Friends’ to discuss her new memoir ‘Uptown Girl,’ which reflects on her early life, marriages and career in the public eye.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
And so this is just part of being in the public eye now, and the really successful ones just know how to tune it out.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 7 May 2025
OpenAI had been pursuing this corporate restructuring for more than a year, first quietly, and then—as details leaked—in the public eye.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the public eye
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“In the public eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20public%20eye. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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