the footlights
Example Sentences
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A wispy song called “Time” wafted over the footlights: “Time time time time/It was never mine mine mine.”
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024
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
Brandli disguises her political pungency with comedy — the perfect medium to massage an important message across the footlights.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2018
As soon as the footlights came on, however, the production’s nontraditional emphasis became clear.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
