in the public eye

idiom

: in a position that receives a lot of public notice and attention

The job requires someone who is comfortable being in the public eye.

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Final Thoughts While Blake Lively’s case unfolds in the public eye, the lessons extend far beyond Hollywood. —

Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Most Memed: Wicked A side effect of having one of the most relentless marketing campaigns of all time is that Wicked has had almost a whole year of being in the public eye. —

Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024 That wasn't the first time Kylie has opened up about raising kids in the public eye. —

Hannah Sacks, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024 Sweeney is, of course, far closer to the culture-at-large’s Platonic ideal of symmetrical blonde womanhood than many, and she is doubtless spared much of the vitriol that other women in the public eye (most women in the TikTok age, really) aren’t. —

Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the public eye

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in the process of (doing something)

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