spotlight

Example Sentences

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The building was lit with bright spotlights hanging from the ceiling, shining down on three large circus rings.

From Literature

Unlike the World Cup circuit, which draws on-site crowds but a tiny global audience, the Games create a white-hot spotlight pointed directly at her.

From The Wall Street Journal

CMAT'S debut album, If My Wife New I'd Be Dead, won the Choice Music Prize, while its follow‑up, Crazymad, For Me, earned a Mercury Prize nomination and pushed her even further into the spotlight.

From BBC

And over the last few weeks, Miller has found himself in unfamiliar territory - a behind-the-scenes operator suddenly in the national spotlight, whose words and actions are being scrutinised.

From BBC

This show draws national attention to purebred dogs and their competition, as the Puppy Bowl spotlights rescue and adoption.

From Salon