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

The fitness legend began inching back into the spotlight in 2024 and was working on a Broadway musical of his life story at the time of his death. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

The noisy, unsightly window units are gone, which gives the exterior a cleaner look, keeping the spotlight on the building’s historic details. — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 11 July 2026

Tuscany’s hilltop towns of Montepulciano and Pienza tend to steal the spotlight in Italy’s Renaissance region, known as much for masters like Michelangelo and Botticelli as the surrounding wine country dominated by Chianti and Brunello. — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026

And immediately after his near no-hitter, Cease moved the spotlight to a young breakout star who is pitching for one of his team’s division rivals. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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