How to Use spotlight in a Sentence

spotlight

1 of 2 noun
  • They aimed the spotlight at the center of the stage.
  • The actor stood in the spotlight.
  • A spotlight moved across the stage.
  • They're always in the spotlight.
  • The news article turned the spotlight on the city's financial problems.
  • Tell me a bit about the Egypt spotlight this year.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That case put more of a-- focus and a spotlight on him.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • Maeson took the keys as a spotlight shined on him.
    — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The global spotlight is now on him.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • But making a save in a shootout — now there’s a spotlight.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Police tape was put up along part of the street and a spotlight was shone on the home.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Police tape was put up along part of the street and a spotlight was shone on the home.
    — Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Ayuso has been in the cycling spotlight since his mid-teens.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • But as Trainer spotlights, that’s not the case.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 May 2026
  • These dancers deserve a spotlight.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • From up in the rafters, a single spotlight coldly blazed.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The goal was to shine a spotlight on the players that built the league’s fandom.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Her illness has shined a spotlight on her friendships.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
  • There are few athletes whose spotlight shines brighter than the one chased by paparazzi bulbs.
    — Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
  • But Spencer deserves her own spotlight.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The big glamorous theater, red seats, a spotlight.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Then your husband had his career and was in the public spotlight.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Be a lighthouse speaker, not a spotlight.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Flaunting wealth is a sure way to place yourself under the wrong spotlight here.
    — Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Green beans will always steal the holiday spotlight, and this recipe is sure to wow.
    — Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The urge to hide in the background is likely strong, pushing you away from any spotlights.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • Singh hopes throwing a grand opening will bring a spotlight to the restaurant.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • For Childs and Eloise, the words feel like a spotlight shining right back.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
  • And that puts a spotlight on changes in my relationships.
    — Nancy K. Schlossberg, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Each four-minute episode spotlights a different dog and their owner.
    — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026

spotlight

2 of 2 verb
  • She was spotlighted as she sang her solo.
  • The news spotlighted the city's financial problems.
  • This week’s quiz spotlights country stars and celebrity love lives.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
  • This full moon is all about your career and will spotlight your ambitions.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Each month, the club spotlights one book written by a Black author.
    — Emily St. Martin, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Kevin Durant knows about the memes that have spotlighted his ashy legs.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • And in between the chorus and verse, a police car spotlights him.
    — Davon Loeb, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The season spotlights artists of many sorts, including those who work in movies.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
  • But there are stops along this coastal road that aren’t as frequently spotlighted.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The research findings spotlight the prospect that the Wow!
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Then there’s a second week of films spotlighting hip-hop culture.
    — Sally Verrando, Dallas News, 31 July 2023
  • Each evening will spotlight two singers appearing in three sessions.
    — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2022
  • This morning spotlights your creative spark.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The images spotlight the volatile world of Io, which is about one-fourth as wide as Earth.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Puck has curated a menu that spotlights cuisines from around the world and covers both the classic and quirky.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Fast-food chains don’t count, since this poll is all about spotlighting local businesses.
    — Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The shifts do spotlight the race as one that Democrats want their donors and politicos to pay attention to.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
  • In the back of the house, spacious terraces on both levels spotlight the panoramic vistas.
    — David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Indeed, the series even spotlights the crumbling blocks of flats that some of the characters live in.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The event spotlights local animal groups, such as rescues.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • All of these tributes are supposed to spotlight some of the most popular shows over the last 75 years.
    — TIME, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The description spotlights a pool that doesn’t just sit in the yard — it’s designed into the land itself.
    — David Caraccio may 16, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
  • Leaders give awards, hand out shout-outs, and spotlight top performers with the belief that praise drives effort.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • There is no rice, no seaweed salad — simply the fish — which spotlights the ahi’s quality.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • The bespoke menus will, of course, spotlight the finest seasonal produce from across Britain.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
  • There’s also a daily changing hot menu that spotlights local dishes as well as the classics.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • This week’s quiz spotlights country stars and celebrity confrontations.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • This week’s quiz spotlights country confessions and live TV slipups.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
  • Two primary bedrooms share an en suite bath spotlighted by a copper soaking tub.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2026
  • At the start of summer, we were obsessed with how the Silos spotlighted peaches.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2025

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