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

He was thrust into the spotlight before most of his peers, because waiting is generally the smart thing to do. — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Through all of the animosity from the crowd, one that Matthews noted as particularly hostile, the up-and-down nature of the game and the spotlight Chesney brought to his team, the players appeared to be collected and poised. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

But Liam, who has barely rehearsed, grows under the spotlight. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

The Prince and Princess of Wales have been largely out of the spotlight recently, spending the remaining bits of the summer with their three children before school begins for each. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 6 Sep. 2026

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