How to Use limelight in a Sentence

limelight

noun
  • The win has thrust her back into the limelight in Iran and has caused a backlash.
    — Mohammed Abdelbary, CNN, 3 June 2022
  • The way his wife and children tell it, Clemons largely stayed out of the limelight.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2022
  • At its best, streaming can brighten the limelight on smaller sports.
    — Alex Kirshner, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2022
  • This isn't the first time Blake has spoken about taking a step back from the limelight.
    — Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping, 6 Mar. 2022
  • Of course a man this busy is plotting his eventual exit from the limelight.
    — New York Times, 6 May 2022
  • But the company has shied away from the limelight in the wake of the Uvalde shooting.
    — Tom Foreman, CNN, 30 May 2022
  • But now, the couple has decided to step back and keep most of their moments out of the limelight.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 16 Feb. 2022
  • TikTok star Boomer brought this old tune back into the limelight.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 21 June 2022
  • Those featured in the film were thrust into the limelight and their lives were forever changed.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes, 24 June 2022
  • The program has lost no relevance, just the old lion’s share of the limelight.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Once all cleared, get ready to profess your everlasting love in the limelight.
    — Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Giuliani’s time spent in the limelight has not gone favorably in recent years.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The boys have grown up in the spotlight and their own wives and families have gotten the same harsh limelight.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Kourtney’s step further into the limelight feels, for lack of a better word, good.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Others argue younger skaters deserve the limelight and shouldn’t have to wait for an Olympic chance.
    — James Ellingworth, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Others argue younger skaters deserve the limelight and shouldn't have to wait for an Olympic chance.
    — James Ellingworth, ajc, 16 Feb. 2022
  • All of a sudden, you were thrust into the limelight, coming off the biggest show on the planet.
    — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022
  • All of the sudden, the public high school was making waves in the state limelight because of one player.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2023
  • And now the Belnord is once again in the limelight, thanks to the Hulu series.
    — New York Times, 27 June 2022
  • Kristen’s husband’s life was full of glamour and limelight, whereas her life was all behind the scenes.
    — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Another big change in Thompson's life is getting used to the limelight.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Dani is a bona fide megastar, and Prince Jameson wants nothing to do with a life in the limelight.
    — Adriana Herrera, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Born between her brothers, Michael and Thomas, Anne would be the one to grow up in the limelight.
    — Jacorey Moon, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022
  • In his four-year tenure, Hurley has brought the program back to the limelight but hasn’t made into out of the first round.
    — Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Despite Murphy's high-profile career, the couple tends to stay out of the limelight.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE.com, 9 June 2022
  • Like Spears, Bynes grew up in the limelight and struggled with substance abuse and mental health issues.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The World Games gives it a chance to stay in the limelight and perhaps one day return to Olympic glory.
    — al, 19 July 2022
  • Keep scrolling for Meghan Markle's very best outfits since entering the royal limelight.
    — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Either way, Israel’s most famous living politician who has had a back seat role for the last year, is now back in the limelight.
    — Tovah Lazaroff, NBC News, 22 June 2022
  • This should be the year the state strides confidently into the Super Bowl snack limelight.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2023

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