limelight
Example Sentences
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ISTANBUL—After a low-profile start to his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV is stepping into the limelight.
These days, many of those minoring in comedy don’t aspire for Hollywood limelight.
From Los Angeles Times
“We finished a tour but we couldn’t stay away from the limelight, so we got on a plane just this morning,” Winter told the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times
"And that is why I wanted Wes Streeting's attention - to express how lung cancer is UK's number one killer but has the least amount of limelight on it."
From BBC
Adele, one of Britain's most popular music stars, released her last album four years ago and has been largely out of the limelight since she ended a Las Vegas residency a year ago.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
