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

James' return to the limelight came with roles on the soap operas All My Children (2006–2007) and As the World Turns (2003–2008). —Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026

In Foster’s time away from the limelight, Hollywood missed her particular actorly touch with flintiness or with a hard edge — showing the delicacy that lies under a defense mechanism. —Daniel D'addario, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026

Graphic carpets in bright, mood-boosting colors are set to steal the limelight in 2026. —Sophie Aliece Hollis, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026

But being in the limelight means having to check people from time to time. —Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 Jan. 2026

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