How To Use Spotlight In A Sentence

We came across a herd of Cape buffalo grazing in a field, their eyes glassy when hit by the spotlight. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
It shines a powerful spotlight on an issue we ignore to our cost. Times, Sunday Times
Note: Fees for the standard exhibition booth include those for exhibition space, 2.5-meters-high wainscot, making of lintel, negotiation table, two chairs, 220V mains socket and two spotlights .
This is about football -- about two six-team divisions and a title playoff to share the spotlight on what has become championship Saturday. StarTribune.com rss feed
It suited her to be behind the scenes, where she could be a part of the artistic excitement but bask happily out of the spotlight.

As is always the case when a film contains an abnormal character, the actor portraying him takes the spotlight.
He hasn't grudged Andy a moment of his time in the spotlight but has been desperate for a taste of it of his own.
The spotlight needs to be shone hard on social workers. The Sun
But since hizzoner has turned the spotlight onto his track record as head of the bureau, here is a highlight reel (if you can call it that) from one frustrated bureau employee: For Adams, photo op becomes knock op (Jack Bog's Blog)
The flock simultaneously screamed and swooned as Way crooned "Cancer," a dirge about a slow death from the title illness, all while backlit with a massive white spotlight and engulfed in a faux smoke haze. The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - washingtonpost.com
Spotlights dance down on 216 jewels of lead crystal, set in dazzling diamond patterns into the piano's black lid, sides, legs, fallboard and bench. News & Record Article Feed
Well, now that this asshat is in the spotlight someone ask him how much his organization ponied-up for hurricane relief. Think Progress » James Dobson’s account
No one could be sure how he would hold up under the pressure and in the very public spotlight. Times, Sunday Times
He stepped into the spotlight to the wild applause of the crowd.
Still, for all his apparently gentle appeal on and off the course, Donald is a determined and gutsy competitor, one who appears to be more and more comfortable in the harshest of spotlights.
Well lit with glass doors on to the deck and ceiling spotlights. Times, Sunday Times
Palin in the spotlight is a gold mine for the democrats, cutting her term short to improve her financial position shows the world that we are hypocrytes. Poll: Majority of Republicans don't think Palin's qualified for prez
Similarly, Tom on trumpet & flugelhorn, and Carlos on alto sax, are used for coloration far more often that they are given the spotlight.
But it was her romance with the married footballer which last year thrust her back into the spotlight. The Sun
Set in 1912 New York, The Iceman Cometh spotlights the failed lives, empty hopes, and perpetual pipedreams of the stewbums, anarchists, and hookers of Harry Hope's seedy saloon.
Given the difficulties he is experiencing with Waterford Wedgwood, another of his publicly quoted ventures, we're not sure why O'Reilly wants the aggro that goes with keeping this vehicle in the spotlight.
Payment protection insurance has come under the spotlight in recent years because of widespread mis-selling. Times, Sunday Times
Get ready for life in the slow lane as the spotlight is thrown on Britain's oldest drivers. The Sun
The last of the setting sun glinted on antennae, radar and spotlights as they hugged the stern of the pilot boat.
The attack once again threw the spotlight on to the controversial vehicle. Times, Sunday Times
The reason is that Chavez cannot tolerate that the spotlight is taken away from him and when that happens he always burps something out that is sure to send the country into a newer chaotic spasm since Chavez underlings are unable to discern what is a mere dissimulated form of swearing and what might be actually a state policy. Lapi, Chavez and private health care
It will put the spotlight on trusts and GPs to ensure they have the correct information and data quality. Computing
The spotlight will now again turn to Qatar. Times, Sunday Times
The hurricane also served to throw a new spotlight on his music. Times, Sunday Times
News that a new company or celebrity has adopted Twitter is now daily fare, and with people offering up $250,000 for as-yet-unavailable "spotlighted" accounts, you could say that the micro-blogging service has reached its mainstream tipping point. PaidContent
The show will spotlight the classic Bunny costume, one of the most recognizable outfits of all time, complete with bursting cleavage, name-tag rosette and a tail that Norman Mailer once called "the puff of chastity. The Bunny Is Back
The yard was lit by three huge spotlights.
The walls were lined in mirrored squares and there were even small spotlights reflecting off everything.
The spotlight will also be on senior Belgian Government ministers next week when a senate commission will ask why x-ray scanners were not installed at all ports to detect stowaways.
But Clinton gained admirers in the old-mens 'club by working hard, forming cross-party allegiances, and most importantly, not stealing the spotlight from publicity hounds like her New York colleague, Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer. Al Franken's new act opens on a serious note but should it?
And here comes the dessert, the spotlight of the day - ice cream of your choice with tapioca in sweet coconut milk sauce.
What I think we can all applaud is the choice to put classical musicians in the spotlight. A New Williams Work for a Momentous Occasion - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
The first concerns individuals engaged in occupations or avocations in which chasing the spotlight and thriving on the adulation of others are not only appropriate and adaptive but a sine qua non for success.
Will the press buy the notion of putting out these more moderate faces in the spotlight means that it's a more moderate party?
This is a family finding it an enormous strain to be in the spotlight. The Sun
The theater also contains a full fly tower and is outfitted with a control suite, catwalks, spotlights, and an orchestra pit.
A circular whirlpool tub takes spotlight in the splendid master bathroom, facing the huge walk-in shower.
But the former MVP is doing his scoring with efficiency, a sign he isn't dominating the ball and hogging the spotlight: Bryant made more than 52 percent of his shots in the series against Utah. Lakers saved their best for playoffs
Helping her along by video linkup is imam Hassen Chalghoumi, who has grabbed the media spotlight with his newly published book, For Islam In France. French Imam Teaching Tolerance and Inclusion
Khalif may be an unlikely candidate. But few of the women on the ballot are striding gung ho into the spotlight.
The band sounded great and played what we needed to hear from the Blue album, but what kept everyone in the stadium excited was the "where is Rivers" game as he danced and ran through the crowd, climbing on top of portable buildings andup and down the stadium bleachers, with security and a bright spotlight trying to keep with him. Three Imaginary Girls - Seattle's sparkly indie-pop press
Ghoulish apparitions and spooky spectres are being put under the spotlight at a York tourist attraction.
How do you feel that it took a remake of one of your films to put you back into the spotlight?
It is as an irrepressible science geek that his moment in the spotlight has come. Times, Sunday Times
The Boston Globe reports that "[w] hen it became apparent that Clinton was not going to make the customary acknowledgment of Obama's victory in her speech, Obama began his own address before she finished, in effect grabbing the national television spotlight from her and cutting her off midstride" - and he went on to give a 45-minute stem-winder. A Second Sweep For Obama, McCain
Bicycles were again in the spotlight at a local housing estate last week, which day in, day out plays host to a steady stream of fast moving traffic.
This type of lighting can be supplied by table or floor lamps, uplights, downlights, spotlights and hanging lights.
So, on election night, while the media spotlight was pointed elsewhere, Harvey was offed.
Others have shunned the spotlight. Times, Sunday Times
The kitchen has a range of fitted wall and floor units, a tiled splashback and ceiling spotlights.
Thanks. moser horse clippers omnibook 530 circle y horse polo equipement polo esport waterpolo swimwear oversize bars eowyn small brass copper craft bells sally spicer central florida bird auction coleman 1 million cp spotlight equine elite auction thunder bay Wah!
But where the roof was broken, thin rays of sunlight stabbed through the dark like spotlights and gave a spectral light.
She would appear to be back in the glare of the Hollywood spotlight after years in the movie-making wilderness.
A hunter shines a spotlight on a group of kangaroos, called a mob.
Investments move in cycles and the spotlight will move back to equities. Times, Sunday Times
This was the first of several films that Capra would make spotlighting the plight of the common man overcoming the deception and greed of the rich fat cats.
Now, Wright and Reynolds start another title pursuit in the spotlight. NYT > Home Page
The exhibit was spotlighted by Phoenix-area media because of an angry protest March 24 by veterans groups.
At the end of it, he will be thrust into a glaring spotlight. Times, Sunday Times
While some seemed to lap up the spotlight, others grabbed the opportunity for a quick kip. The Sun
Byas is a down-to-earth bloke, as much at home on the family farm as he is in the cricket spotlight.
With Venus and Serena Williams set to meet for the seventh time in a Grand Slam final at Wimbledon on Saturday, the spotlight is as much on ... Tennis News: Stories, Tournaments, Rankings, Money Leaders, Davis Cup
But the first time these two came into contact with each other, they had to share the spotlight with, yes, the weed, tobacco.
Angus: ctrl+tap on mouse pad (works with your thumb …) is a right click with out straying too far from the keyboard … both hands in good “asdf jkl;” typing position. apple-space to open up spotlight is one of my favourite short cuts. My Quest For The Mac’s Keyboard Shortcut Soul | Lifehacker Australia
This type of lighting can be supplied by table or floor lamps, uplights, downlights, spotlights and hanging lights.
Additionally, individual photos can be "spotlighted" and have more attention paid to that image in the video. Netvouz - new bookmarks
Occasionally she twirled her fish hook like a majorette and made it glint in the spotlight. Tortures and Rewards « Tales from the Reading Room
This mythic quality is what he admired in the work, and yet his literal-minded insistence on shining a spotlight into every crevice makes the whole thing seem completely banal.
Marimba players, xylophonists and other percussionists will be spotlighted as soloists on Handel's ‘Concerto No.5 in F.’
League gets ratings bugAs the FA seeks to be rid of that turbulent tryst between the England manager and the commercial world that is also known as the Capello Index, the Premier League has thrown a new spotlight on the affair. Tottenham's new stadium faces police and heritage hurdles
It is one of the only books that turns an unforgiving spotlight on the German people and how they came so easily under the sway of the dark cloud of Nazism.
A teak door with glass panels leads in to the entrance hall, which has cherrywood timber floors and recessed spotlighting.
Next comes the lighting rig: spotlights, blinkers, winkers, everything but lasers, blazing like Luna Park.
It will put them under a spotlight if people find out who has leaked them. Times, Sunday Times
Then I take off at a jog across the tilled field, carefully avoiding the search tower spotlights which sweep the area under the beady eye of the armed guards.
Buddhist monks, Church of England clergy and crematorium staff all came under the spotlight.
a stage bright with spotlights
The hurricane also served to throw a new spotlight on his music. Times, Sunday Times
In a darkened space, seven urinals lined one wall, each lit by a focused spotlight.
And the media spotlight honed in on the sexy new power couple.
Campaigners hope that the spotlight thrown by the Etireno has forced the industry to confront some of these issues.
The spotlight will now again turn to Qatar. Times, Sunday Times
While Mr. Noble and Mr. Funicello have not stinted on spectacle including an amazingly vivid snowstorm they have once again kept the spotlight on the actors, who respond with bold and resourceful performances. Two Kings Make a Winning Hand
Though the Albion manager likes to shun the spotlight, he could be forgiven for wondering if the same is true of his players given their poor record in televised matches under him. Roberto Di Matteo urges West Brom to shed stage fright at Blackpool
Public scrutiny had brought civil servants out from the backroom and into the spotlight.
While some seemed to lap up the spotlight, others grabbed the opportunity for a quick kip. The Sun
A sober-minded accountant from Glasgow, he does not seek out the spotlight.
Actually, the job is so huge, the spotlight so hot, the weight of becoming part of history so heavy, that some candidates go through a mental process of demystifying the job, say those who have known presidents and presidential wannabes.
You may want spotlights, mood lighting from lamps or feature lighting for your dining table and sofa.
Flutes, saxophones, clarinets, trumpets and bassoons share the spotlight and take frequent solos that, like the vocals, often ramble aimlessly.
Also special: Kurt, who gets a big swoony win as well — no trophy, but a trophy boyfriend, plus a performance spotlight alongside Blaine after schooling the Warblers star on his "numerous" solos: "I feel like we're Blaine and the Pips. Matt's TV Week in Review
The older generation is played by a veritable Spotlight casting directory of well-loved performers.
But as he embraces adolescence, he has shunned the spotlight and has done jobs backstage instead. The Sun
Now, the central African country is back in the spotlight for the right reasons.
It spotlights the 23-year-old Bob teetering on the cusp of acoustic folk music and the mind-expanding new horizons offered by acid, free verse and electricity.
Then I take off at a jog across the tilled field, carefully avoiding the search tower spotlights which sweep the area under the beady eye of the armed guards.
He provides a clear-sighted and sensible guide for anyone who finds himself in the media spotlight.
Numbers like "Annie" (co-written with Eric Clapton) and "April Fool" spotlight Lane's gifts as a master sentimentalist, while "You're So Rude" recalls the lusty lad rock of the Faces with (a pre-Hollywood sell out) Rod Stewart. Dallas Observer | Complete Issue
The national chief's future is under the spotlight after a planned preseason training camp in Dubai was cancelled. The Sun
Many people are trying hard to be invincible, and most of the time they fail invisible, while few find their spotlight. But the remarkable person is one, who can be both invincible and invisible at the same time. Anthony Liccione
The film gives us found footage spotlighting U.S. atrocities across the globe.
The spotlight followed her round the stage.
But it was her romance with the married footballer which last year thrust her back into the spotlight. The Sun
The extravaganza uses big band, spotlight glitz and dancing girls to capture the magic of a bygone time.
Both Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey have remained in the spotlight more for their personal problems than for their singing.
Well, apparently it has something to do with 'covert redirection of the attentional spotlight'. Times, Sunday Times
No one could be sure how he would hold up under the pressure and in the very public spotlight. Times, Sunday Times
But Barbara literally rules The Aztecs; the only early story I can think of off-hand which puts a companion closer to the spotlight is also by John Lucarotti, The Massacre. Linkspam for 9-10-2009
Spotlights move in a track that's mounted diagonally, following the angle of the stairs overhead.
It has often come under the spotlight. Times, Sunday Times
Spotlighted on the backbar was a chest of gold coins and the words of a sea chantey: Fifteen men on a dead man's chest! The Cat Who Came To Breakfast
It has been picked out in spotlights, and also been seen flitting about in the dusk. Times, Sunday Times
FROM SPLASH PAGE: Tony Stark has donned plenty of armors that would be better left out of "Iron Man 2" and any subsequent Marvel films in favor of giving his classic look (and War Machine) a bigger spotlight. MTV Splash Page Makes A Holiday Wish For These Armors In ‘Iron Man 2′ » MTV Movies Blog
The salaries of council managers came under the spotlight as municipal workers went on strike over pay and communities disgruntled by poor service delivery protested in many places.
It will put the spotlight on trusts and GPs to ensure they have the correct information and data quality. Computing
You get the chance to be in the spotlight where you command the attention of others. The Sun
Toyota pedal maker CTS thrust into spotlight as recalls widen WN.com - Business News
One scene shot at night spotlights a cluster of ordinary folk near a stand of trees; from bare branches dangle two refrigerators, each suspended from a rope.
But it was her romance with the married footballer which last year thrust her back into the spotlight. The Sun
This article spotlights some of the information on the site, delving into the three main topics we're focusing on during our current media campaign: financial vulnerability, job creation, and innovation.
After breaking into the spotlight over 30 years ago, Neil Young has the distinction of still remaining relevant.
Musical acts spotlighted instruments like the tabla, a popular North Indian drum, and the veena, an ancient lute instrument carved out of a single piece of jackwood. The Brown Daily Herald RSS
In longevity news, the spotlight frequently passes from one group to another: Georgian yogurt eaters, Japanese pensioners, the Pennsylvania Dutch.
Meg Sheppard ran from spotlight to spotlight chanting various adjectives in an effort to explain her ideas and feelings.
A spotlight appeared on all four screens and a shadowy figure walked into it.
Better management of public sector property and built assets has rightly come under the spotlight during the local government cutbacks. Times, Sunday Times
The kitchen has a tiled floor, roof beams, ceiling spotlights and a fitted oven, hob and grill.
The recent brawl in a city pub involving the son of a senior police officer has fixed the spotlight on these so-called happening spots.
Ooh, and peep the video, featured on the OkayPlayer website, where Hezekiah is listed as a 'Now Hear This Spotlight' artist, and more MP3s and other goodies. Hurry Up that Soul Music (Music (For Robots))
Now we put the spotlight on the people and the organisations that permitted these scams to take place. Times, Sunday Times
He seems as unfazed by life in the spotlight as in his role as a big brother. The Sun
The national fight to curtail factory hog operations and support sustainable approaches to pork production will be spotlighted at a national Hog Summit in mid-2003.
It may be true that in the small area where the spotlight is shining it is crowded. Christianity Today
This has a tiled floor, part-tiled walls, wood panelled ceiling and spotlighting.
The senator has been in the spotlight recently since the revelation of his tax frauds.
Instead of stepping out of the spotlight, she offers herself up for intensive scrutiny, delving into her own foibles and failures with astonishing candour.
The report has spotlighted real deprivation in the inner cities.
Now that Mr. Jobs is gone, many people expect that attention will focus on his wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, who has largely avoided the spotlight, but is expected to oversee Mr. Jobs's fortune.
The second disc spotlights the virtuoso performers of the Peronist years, when the bandoneon players Anibal Troilo and Astor Piazzolla reigned supreme.
BASH: McCain says he's going to Colombia to spotlight his support for free trade, which he calls crucial to jump starting the U.S. economy. CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2008
Some first impressions - Spotlight is pretty awesome and a positive move in desktop search.
Gotta love when the contrabassoonist gets the spotlight. Times Record News Stories
In this volatile period, tough-guy anti-heroes, populist salt-of-the-earth protagonists, and debonair dandy heroes shared the spotlight.
It was almost a game the Criminal Investigation Department played with the felonry, with both parties knowing where, sooner or later, the spotlight of police attention would fall.
A sharp white spotlight beamed down on a small stage.
This is why there is a side to him that will relish the opportunity of being thrust back into the spotlight today. Times, Sunday Times
Though she is speaking, Marlowe is in the spotlight.
That sheriff didn't sound like a softie to me and if he thinks there's a compelling reason to be concerned about her mental/physical health, I'd prefer go with his reading of the situation rather than with the coyote cries of prosecutors slash pundits on cable news or the buttinsky opportunism of Al Sharpton, hoping to relive his Imus spotlight moment. Paris Then, Paris Now: James Wolcott
Instead of touring they preferred to stay at home and quietly bring up their families well away from the spotlight. Times, Sunday Times
It was the star pair's flirty tweets which focused the spotlight on them. The Sun
The kitchen has fitted units, red mosaic tiled walls, recessed spotlights, quarry floor tiles, an oven and an extractor fan.
Mars is your star mentor, switching the spotlight of fame back on. The Sun
Above the club's gaudy neon entrance, there were spotlights, which were aimed at the cube. CHAMELEON
When the stage is dimmed, spotlights are used to create a tight arc of light in which Roberts and Corbert perform.
But today she is in the spotlight as she bids to become a double gold medallist at Greenwich. The Sun
As is always the case when a film contains an abnormal character, the actor portraying him takes the spotlight.
The Arians, who denied the full divinity of Christ, were spotlighted at the Council of Nicaea, and most of the council's work focused on accurately defining Jesus' nature.
Spotlight will be on: U.S. pentathlete Sheila Taormina, 39, is the only woman to qualify for Olympic Games in three sports. 2008 Olympic medal projections
It will throw a spotlight on the differences in style, choreography and routine between the five companies. Times, Sunday Times
The article spotlights the growth of Islam in the U.S.
Accordingly, Wolverton's illustrations, done in the same unmistakable, stippled style that characterized his grotesqueries, show off the grim, the violent, and the destructive in the Old Testament, putting the blood and guts in the spotlight. Boing Boing
But will the spotlight's glare hamper the refining process she keenly needs? Times, Sunday Times
I think what’s sad about Ashlee is that while she may have hated her nose – being in the public spotlight didn’t let her make the changes that she wanted in a private forum. Ashlee Simpson and Me | Her Bad Mother
He first entered the spotlight as a circus clown aged five and later trained exotic cats and became the show's wild animal trainer.
But where the roof was broken, thin rays of sunlight stabbed through the dark like spotlights and gave a spectral light.
The products mainly consist of LED solar energy lamp series, lamp bulb series, LED surface plate lamp series, spotlight series, ceiling lamp series, lamp filament series, etc.
Oh, and how is naming General David Petraeus 'worser' person in the world putting a spotlight in 'big-picture issues'? Big-Picture Issues
The stage is completely clear, except for a chair in eerie spotlight. Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Which Origin Stories are Plausible?
There are, however, a number of good sexuality-specific Web sites that can provide effective starting points for targeted searches in sexology, of which several are spotlighted below.
The attack once again threw the spotlight on to the controversial vehicle. Times, Sunday Times
Some DJs couldn't understand my positive vibe and couldn't handle sharing the spotlight, but after truly listening to my unique style, they gave me love.
Here's a conductor who, instead of recording another Beethoven Fifth or Ravel La valse, prefers to bring neglected music back into the spotlight.
But combine it with a programme that lacks a clear focus and Cork's year in the cultural spotlight is already looking shaky.
Shot over 12 years, Zhao Liang's brave film follows victims of corruption, some driven half-mad with grief, endlessly seeking redress at Beijing's court of plaintiffs – while also spotlighting the sinister "retrievers", heavies employed to physically dissuade them. Tonight's TV highlights: Wonder Dogs: Medical Marvels | Candy Cabs | Filthy Cities | Campus | Storyville – China's Bleak House | White Van Man
I had the distinct feeling of a deer being cornered in the spotlight.
He asked me how I put up with being with all those back-stabbing girls in the company who just wanted the spotlight, and I asked him how he put up with all the public school idiots and the violence.
The article spotlights the problems of the homeless.
Most people know about Vietnam because of images of war, but this exhibition spotlights its cultural identity.
Many people are trying hard to be invincible, and most of the time they fail invisible, while few find their spotlight. But the remarkable person is one, who can be both invincible and invisible at the same time. Anthony Liccione
That spotlight is good news for President Obama, allowing him to ease back into the hurly burly and, potentially, ride the wave of the "Comeback Kid" story for a few weeks longer. The Obama bump: A moment in time or real movement?
Robbers, burglars and drugs dealers will be first to fall under the spotlight, they said.
It will put them under a spotlight if people find out who has leaked them. Times, Sunday Times
While her career's still at full tilt, she's typically ebullient when asked what she might do if she ever decided to leave the spotlight for a while.
Last seen in the Noughties, metallic and shimmer nails are back in the spotlight. Times, Sunday Times
A short foray into the spotlights, the briefest dance with immortality and then exit stage left in a body bag illuminated by a thousand camera flashlights.
Mr Graville is also recommending that two brass swan-necked lights and two spotlights be removed from the restaurant as they are ‘alien and inappropriate’ to the listed building.
Last weekend, a man was beaten to death at Sydney Airport in a vicious brawl, and other motorcycle gang-related violence has turned the media spotlight onto what has been described as a bikie war. Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
Patrick Demarchelier spotlights six supermodels who mark the 12th annual Victoria's Secret spectacular by leaving their renowned dainty washables behind. November 2007 Table of Contents
Loch Ness Monster move over, England's version of the notorious mystery -- dubbed "Bownessie" by locals -- is hogging the spotlight after a kayaker's recent cell phone photo of something strange in Lake Windermere has been spreading fast around the web. Loch Ness Monster Of England, 'Bownessie,' Allegedly Photographed In Lake Windermere (VIDEO)
Now Spotlight will work on your entire disk except on this Stitcher?
Each stair is illuminated by a three beam spotlight and all the wires are intelligently hidden. Stairway to Heaven : Designer Home
But ominously, it does spotlight another supposedly super-duper important looming deadline for LLP to get his way, or else Portland won't get "major league" soccer. Jack Bog's Blog: September 2009 Archives
But I ask this “Why did she get a career in showbiz” if she hates the spotlight so much? Twilight Lexicon » Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner Presenting at the Oscars
In the harsh glare of the campaign spotlight a picture of a bumbling Palin emerged that scared more people than it inspired.
The Equitable debacle has brought renewed accusations of mis-selling and turned a spotlight on the effectiveness of regulation.

How To Use Spotlight In A Sentence

Report a problem

Please indicate a type of error

Additional information (optional):