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

The event came as Buffett, the 95-year-old chairman who has defined the gathering for decades, is no longer expected to headline the marquee Q&A session in the same way, ceding the spotlight to Greg Abel, who took over as CEO at the beginning of 2026. —Yun Li,sarah Min, CNBC, 1 May 2026

While so much of Wembanyama’s public persona seems like an evolution, so much of it is really just that the spotlight is finally on him 24/7. —Jared Weiss, New York Times, 1 May 2026

Thrust into a heated debate DeLauro was thrust into the spotlight this week after a heated exchange with EPA administrator Lee Zeldin over climate change during a congressional hearing when the EPA proposed sharply cutting its budget. —Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026

If anything, consider this your backstage prep before hogging the spotlight and embarking on your solar return. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026

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