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

Over the years, but especially in the very beginning, the pair has kept much of their relationship out of the spotlight — a decision Heaton later reflected on in a 2020 interview with GQ. —Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025

This year’s edition brings that clubby informality squarely into the spotlight. —Ben Croll, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025

But Lawson waves off the attention, shifting the spotlight back to his friends on the shelves. —Mara Weinraub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025

Although Simpson took a step back from the spotlight to raise her family and devote herself to her billion-dollar fashion line, the Jessica Simpson Collection, she's recently experienced something of a career renaissance. —Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025

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