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
• Simpson's children are all adults and tend to stay out of the limelight.
  — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
• They’ve been thrusted into the limelight of this team, which is a big ask.
  — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2022
• The caveat is that Venus in Leo lives in the limelight and wants to be at the centre of relationships.
  — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 10 July 2024
• Still, a decade in the limelight is better than nothing at all.
  — Alex Goy, Ars Technica, 27 May 2024
• Hozier is of course not the first younger artist to make a point of finding ways to put Staples back in the limelight.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
• 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
• Off-stage and away from the limelight, Ms. Leak organized food drives to help feed the homeless.
  — Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 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
• But he was also drawn to the limelight in some of the nation’s most sensational deaths.
  — Trip Gabriel, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
• The circumstances for falling out of the limelight were dreadful.
  — Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 July 2024
• 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 answer has been with us since the late '90s and is only now stepping into the limelight for mobility.
  — Maria Anhalt, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
• The talk show host seems excellent at protecting her son and raising him outside the limelight.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024