footlights
Example Sentences
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He is the Los Angeles Chargers, playing in the footlights of Hollywood on a roster that’s dwindled to just two holdovers from the San Diego days.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023
The successful bonding agent has been not church or sports, but theater: Creede is the triumph of the Friday night footlights.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2021
With heels stomping and her hair waving, she owns the stage to such a degree that you half expect bank lenders to materialize by the footlights to sign over the deed.
From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2021
The skill of a news reader does not automatically translate to the transaction that occurs across the footlights.
From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2020
All you had to do was avoid staring into the gas footlights, since the light might blind you and you could pitch off the stage.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
