the limelight
noun
: public attention or notice thought of as a bright light that shines on someone
She is a very private woman who never sought the limelight.
When his new book caused an unexpected controversy, he was thrust into the limelight once again.
He doesn't like having to share the limelight with other actors.
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Yet beyond the limelight of the cinema, Whitaker is pushing forward the archbishop’s goal of cultivating peace and progress across the continents.
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Between grief and survivor’s guilt, there was also the thrill of being in the limelight – including the television interview.
—Karla Perez, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2025
Messi – bien sûr – but Luis Suárez, Jordi Alba, and Sergio Busquets who, in a world without the Argentine superstar still playing in it, all remain capable of hogging the limelight.
—Glen Levy, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
Immediately, calls for him to be fired took the limelight.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Between grief and survivor’s guilt, there was also the thrill of being in the limelight – including the television interview.
—Karla Perez, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2025
Messi – bien sûr – but Luis Suárez, Jordi Alba, and Sergio Busquets who, in a world without the Argentine superstar still playing in it, all remain capable of hogging the limelight.
—Glen Levy, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
Immediately, calls for him to be fired took the limelight.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the limelight
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“The limelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20limelight. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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