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a
: a stage lighting instrument producing illumination by means of an oxyhydrogen flame directed on a cylinder of lime and usually equipped with a lens to concentrate the light in a beam
b
: the white light produced by such an instrument
c
British
: spotlight
2
: the center of public attention
Examples of limelight in a Sentence
Noun
an actress who discovered that the limelight was not such a glowing experience when her privacy was invaded
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The lawyers who constrained him, the generals who restrained him, the reporters who questioned him, the understudy who threatened him—the assorted producers and directors and designers and actors who had their own roles to play in the show—each, Trump fumed, dimmed his limelight.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
The reclusive actor, who retreated from Hollywood's limelight in recent years, publicly battled the disease for much of the past decade, permanently losing his voice to a tracheotomy, but continuing to act and write.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
For decades, sales and marketing have hogged the corporate limelight, while customer service got table scraps.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The reclusive actor, who retreated from Hollywood's limelight in recent years, publicly battled the disease for much of the past decade, permanently losing his voice to a tracheotomy, but continuing to act and write.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The lawyers who constrained him, the generals who restrained him, the reporters who questioned him, the understudy who threatened him—the assorted producers and directors and designers and actors who had their own roles to play in the show—each, Trump fumed, dimmed his limelight.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
The reclusive actor, who retreated from Hollywood's limelight in recent years, publicly battled the disease for much of the past decade, permanently losing his voice to a tracheotomy, but continuing to act and write.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
For decades, sales and marketing have hogged the corporate limelight, while customer service got table scraps.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Limelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limelight. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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