limelight

Example Sentences

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The war has put all things energy, including coal, natural gas, and oil, in the limelight.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Such opportunities are rare, and typically occur far from Wall Street and out of the limelight.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Abroad, successive Iranian presidents have often hogged the limelight.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

“My God, the Nazis knew how to put themselves in the limelight and present themselves,” said Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music in 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

But of course limelight is white, not green—chemical lime, not citrus.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein