limelight

Example Sentences

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Yet Carrick was not about to hog the limelight as he attended a family event alongside, among others, close friend Chris Hood.

From BBC

Abroad, successive Iranian presidents have often hogged the limelight.

From BBC

It's not surprising that David and Victoria's children should follow them into the limelight, and Cruz got a taste for performing at a young age.

From BBC

Wardley, meanwhile, is entirely at ease with the limelight and happy to trade lines.

From BBC

“My God, the Nazis knew how to put themselves in the limelight and present themselves,” said Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music in 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal