the spotlight

noun

: public attention or notice

a baseball star who hates the spotlight

They're always in the spotlight.

School violence is once again under the media spotlight.

The news article turned/put the spotlight on the city's financial problems.

Examples of the spotlight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Night two shifted the spotlight onto South Korea’s hip-hop scene, where five artists from the AOMG label performed: Simon Dominic, along with Loco, Gray, Woo Won-Jae, and Coogie. —Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024

Martha’s Vineyard, and the Black cast members of Summer House and Southern Charm deserve their genuine moment in the spotlight. —Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 16 May 2024

Also, though Polin is kept firmly in the spotlight, new showrunner Jess Brownell and her writers serve up some juicy subplots. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 May 2024

However, despite their very public careers, the Australian actress and New Jersey native prefer to keep their romance out of the spotlight. —Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024

Shanahan makes trail debut, but some Kennedy voters still skeptical Much of the spotlight this weekend was on Shanahan, who made her debut on the campaign trail in Houston on Saturday before accompanying Kennedy at the Austin rally two days later. —Will McDuffie, ABC News, 15 May 2024

Other universities have found themselves in the spotlight for their handling of encampments. —Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024

Audemars Piguet was in the spotlight, too, with Chris Hemsworth and Orlando Bloom both wearing Royal Oaks on separate occasions. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 May 2024

Under the spotlight, the actor was playing the role of a world famous pop star — one fifth of a massively successful (fictional) boy band. —Cat Cardenas, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024