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.

Examples of the limelight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After years of laboring in the shadows, advocates found themselves in the limelight. —Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024

For the royal family, Balmoral Castle has long served as a retreat from the hustle and bustle—and the limelight—of London. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024

Though the majority of the cast stepped away from the limelight, below, see what those who remained in the business have been up to from their young days as child stars till now. —Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024

Now hacking is a major, indispensable component of a full-fledged war, and its practitioners have emerged from a gray zone of plausible deniability into the limelight of military prominence. —IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024

This is to say that Bryant was not perfect, or someone completely guarded from the limelight. —Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024

Burrell said his experience in the limelight as a top prospect was a different world from what the Giants’ young players have to deal with. —Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024

The lack of detail in the announcement suggests that the Defender Octa isn’t ready for the limelight just yet. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024

Except for a lackluster stretch in the second quarter when the Islanders cut USC’s lead to nine, the Trojans looked like a team ready to soak up the limelight. —Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024