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.
Examples of in the public eye in a Sentence
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After Lily moved out, Beth’s politics became more extreme, her presence in the public eye more common.
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Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
So that goes back to what this is all about — healing in the public eye.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Welcome to being an artist in the public eye, my dude.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Despite having spent his entire adult life in the public eye, he is measured, analytical, and almost intentionally unexciting.
—Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
Certainly any expectation that a family in the public eye could maintain three months of silence was shown to be unrealistic.
—Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Friends and housemates at first, their relationship came to be in the public eye when they were pictured together on a skiing holiday in Switzerland in 2004.
—arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2024
On Monday, Oprah Winfrey, whose journey with weight loss has been in the public eye for decades, hosted a special on weight loss featuring people who've used weight loss medications to achieve physical and mental changes.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
Thus, situations in which life imitates art – even when inappropriate – become more commonplace and thus tolerated, both on set and in the public eye.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2024
Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
So that goes back to what this is all about — healing in the public eye.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Welcome to being an artist in the public eye, my dude.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Despite having spent his entire adult life in the public eye, he is measured, analytical, and almost intentionally unexciting.
—Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
Certainly any expectation that a family in the public eye could maintain three months of silence was shown to be unrealistic.
—Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Friends and housemates at first, their relationship came to be in the public eye when they were pictured together on a skiing holiday in Switzerland in 2004.
—arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2024
On Monday, Oprah Winfrey, whose journey with weight loss has been in the public eye for decades, hosted a special on weight loss featuring people who've used weight loss medications to achieve physical and mental changes.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
Thus, situations in which life imitates art – even when inappropriate – become more commonplace and thus tolerated, both on set and in the public eye.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2024
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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 19 Apr. 2024.
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