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UK
/lˈaɪmlaɪt/
]
[ US /ˈɫaɪmˌɫaɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈɫaɪmˌɫaɪt/ ]
NOUN
- a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting
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a focus of public attention
he enjoyed being in the limelight
when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency
How To Use limelight In A Sentence
- I've never had any desire to step into the limelight, so climbing on to the stage felt like mounting a scaffold.
- CNN whats with the Sarah Palin fixation? shes and idiot and so are you for keeping her in the limelight. CNN Poll: Favorable view of Palin dipping
- It took time for the event to grab the limelight, but its potential was soon to be realised.
- It was only through the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936, that, suddenly, she was thrust into the limelight, and became our Queen.
- The last thing I want is to spend my new year reading interviews with these limelight-seeking saddos.
- He wants to hog the limelight and shout about what he believes, and to do that you have to be populist, brash and confident.
- No doubt he will also enjoy avoiding the limelight for a bit. The Sun
- He crept up the singles draw, away from limelight focussed on the seeded players, till the final when he became an object of curiosity.
- In direct contrast, feminist accounts have pushed Shajara into the limelight at the cost of the events themselves.
- rimming" to prime-time television audiences - which catapulted him into the limelight. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed