the spotlight

noun

: public attention or notice

a baseball star who hates the spotlight

They're always in the spotlight.

School violence is once again under the media spotlight.

The news article turned/put the spotlight on the city's financial problems.

Examples of the spotlight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Maybe, just maybe, the spotlight's glare was about to shift toward the conference's other celebrity coach, Dabo Swinney of Clemson, whose future is a growing topic of speculation. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Like David Beckham before him, Brady needed a partner who could understand highlights and the spotlight. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

McGirr, conversely, was an unknown, having worked for Jonathan Anderson at JW Anderson, out of the spotlight, as such a position affords a designer. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Brittani After years of very public romances, Rodgers ultimately married someone who has made a point of staying almost completely out of the spotlight. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the spotlight

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