limelight
Example Sentences
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Had she been the central figure in some stage scene, no limelights could have set her off to better advantage, than did those of the heavens above her.
From She and Allan by Haggard, Henry Rider
Thus you and I and plain, plug mortals may show a courage high and fine, and be obscure, while some jay chortles in triumph where the limelights shine.
From Rippling Rhymes by Mason, Walt
We want the limelights for the tableaux and costume dancing.”
From The Dust of Conflict by Bindloss, Harold
Thus you and I and plain, plug mortals may show a courage high and fine, and be obscure, while some jay chortles in triumph where the limelights shine.
From Rippling Rhymes by Mason, Walt
There were no limelights or stereopticon pictures to add to the illusion,—only the disconcerting faces and the light of day.
From A Man and His Money by Isham, Frederic Stewart
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