limelight
Example Sentences
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Ridings had been thrust into the limelight with her Brit Award-nominated debut in 2017, celebrated for her rich, pure-toned vocals on ballads like Lost Without You and the summery pop masterpiece Castles.
From BBC
The war has put all things energy, including coal, natural gas, and oil, in the limelight.
From Barron's
The war has put all things energy, including coal, natural gas, and oil, in the limelight.
From Barron's
As good as he was, I think that took quite a lot of pressure off me as well because there was a lot of limelight on him.
From BBC
And I could see, in playtime, that Karli was also enjoying the limelight just as much as I was.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.