spotlight
Example Sentences
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Neville hedges his bet by filling us in on Michaels’ spotlight apprehension, making his reticence a through line.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Recently, the spotlight has shifted to tech stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Other acts in the spotlight Saturday include Nine Inch Noize, the collaboration between legendary industrial band Nine Inch Nails and German producer Boys Noize, who also have an album on the way.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Now, the 29-year-old comic is back, using the very thing that derailed him - humour - as his way of reclaiming the spotlight.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
If Alyssa and company had any sense, they would have run as soon as I took the spotlight off her, just as the blond kid’s “friends” had.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing spotlight
Theater - Introductory
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Theater - Middle School
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Theater - High School
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