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
Yet Carrick was not about to hog the limelight as he attended a family event alongside, among others, close friend Chris Hood.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 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
To Lisa, Reggie was a model kid: friendly, widely liked, quick-witted, but never seeming to crave the limelight.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.