How to Use the limelight in a Sentence

the limelight

noun

• Nic Cage is back in the limelight these days, and thank god.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
• But her time in the limelight has been in the works for more than half her life.
  — Martina Ibáñez-Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• They’ve been thrusted into the limelight of this team, which is a big ask.
  — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2022
• Love in the limelight hasn't always been easy for Usher.
  — Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
• The five women got their first taste of the limelight as The Braxtons, a singing quintet who signed with Arista Records in 1989.
  — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
• At the very least, the actor seems to take great joy in the access his decades in the limelight have given him to the finer things in life.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2023
• As one of eight children born to The Rolling Stones frontman, she was thrust into the limelight from a young age.
  — Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
• Apples, berries, maple syrup, and more are begging for a little time in the limelight.
  — Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 15 Sep. 2023
• Yet, until this week, the heir-in-waiting had not yet stepped into the limelight at home.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 June 2023
• Niane returned to the limelight in 2005 to host France's Next Top Model.
  — Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Aug. 2023
• Esther stays out of the spotlight Unlike Joseph, Esther isn’t one for life in the limelight.
  — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 17 Dec. 2023
• On the first Monday of every month, the venue opens its doors to dreamers and shower singers to join a public choir and shine in the limelight.
  — Yousra Attia, ELLE, 9 June 2023
• But the ability to opt out of permanent body art, even just for one night, seems to appeal to some in the limelight.
  — Leah Dolan, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
• Like Leos, these standout fall flowers are not shy and prefer facing the sun (or the limelight).
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 31 Aug. 2023
• With many moments in the limelight, the acidic hue has become a marker of high fashion and timeless style.
  — Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 16 May 2023
• Cissie and her husband have since retracted from the limelight.
  — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022
• Biel and Timberlake generally keep their sons Silas, 8, and Phineas, 3, out of the limelight, but they were seen in a few adorable clips in the post.
  — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
• Kate Hudson is getting real about life in the limelight.
  — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023
• Barbra Streisand is getting candid about life in the limelight.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
• The actor has stayed out of the limelight for six years while working on his sobriety and raising his 14-year-old twins.
  — Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
• After winning the match, Rublev used the limelight to again call for peace amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
  — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023
• The lack of detail in the announcement suggests that the Defender Octa isn’t ready for the limelight just yet.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
• Ballet Flats: a trend that was very popular in the 2000s returns as many of the trends from the early aughts resurface into the limelight.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 12 July 2023
• After the tragic death of George Floyd, Black American singers were thrust into the limelight.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2023
• Some of the newer forms of phenibut have caught the attention of researchers in recent years, perhaps taking the limelight from phenibut HCL.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
• Husband Paul is shown throughout the film, at home dozing in a chair, or at her office or staying out of the limelight as Nancy takes the stage.
  — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
• This is to say that Bryant was not perfect, or someone completely guarded from the limelight.
  — Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
• Though the majority of the cast stepped away from the limelight, below, see what those who remained in the business have been up to from their young days as child stars till now.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
• Aside from accompanying her husband on the red carpet, Knief tends to stay out of the limelight.
  — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 24 Mar. 2023
• Will Xi's absence hurt India, or wind up costing Beijing and giving Delhi the chance to steal the limelight?
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 5 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024