in the public eye

phrase

: 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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Raleigh said the Kennedy Center is more in the public eye than the East Wing was. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 The project’s largely intimate, personal approach echoes Kid 90, which transformed Frye’s own childhood video archive into a portrait of growing up in the public eye. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026 By contrast, Rubio’s role as Secretary of State keeps him in the public eye and largely above the partisan scrum Vance excels at but can also turn off voters. — Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026 Taylor returns from ‘The Bachelorette’ with unfinished business, an old temptation and the pressure of life in the public eye. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 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 27 Sep. 2026.

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