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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After gaining fame on the Manhattan social scene, Paris has remained a constant in the public eye. —

Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024 How Alopecia Informed Tisdale’s Own Approach to Health Living with a condition that has such visible symptoms can be hard for anyone, let alone a celebrity in the public eye. —

Brian Mastroianni, Health, 12 Dec. 2024 The free exhibition features 24 original cartoons that span Churchill’s entire career in the public eye, from his early days as a politician—the oldest cartoon on display is from 1909—to his two terms as prime minister in the 1940s and 1950s. —

Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024 What might be viewed as an innovative risk in the private sector could easily be spun as incompetence or waste in the public eye. —

Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the public eye

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