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a
: a stage lighting instrument producing illumination by means of an oxyhydrogen flame directed on a cylinder of lime and usually equipped with a lens to concentrate the light in a beam
b
: the white light produced by such an instrument
c
British
: spotlight
2
: the center of public attention
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Examples of limelight in a Sentence
Noun
an actress who discovered that the limelight was not such a glowing experience when her privacy was invaded
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
Other notable cats to emerge into the sporting limelight include a remarkably fast black one who flummoxed stadium workers at a Giants football game at the Meadowlands in 2019, winding up, appropriately, in the end zone.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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Noun
The news also was accompanied by reports that Barron was prepared to step into the political limelight, joining his older half-siblings, Don Jr., Eric and Tiffany, at the convention.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
Other notable cats to emerge into the sporting limelight include a remarkably fast black one who flummoxed stadium workers at a Giants football game at the Meadowlands in 2019, winding up, appropriately, in the end zone.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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“Limelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limelight. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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