the spotlight

noun

: public attention or notice

a baseball star who hates the spotlight

They're always in the spotlight.

School violence is once again under the media spotlight.

The news article turned/put the spotlight on the city's financial problems.

Examples of the spotlight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Diane, on the other hand, has stayed out of the spotlight, working as an analyst for a medical device firm. — Justine Fisher, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026

Lonely stage Georgia’s candidates are about to get two days in the spotlight. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026

But when the spotlight moves on, those promises are often forgotten. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026

But don’t expect Apple to share too much of the spotlight with its partners. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2026

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