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Synonyms for limelight

Grammar : Noun
Spell : lahym-lahyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪmˌlaɪt

Top 10 synonyms for limelight
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Définition of limelight

Origin :
  • 1826, popular name for Drummond light, a brilliant light created by the incandescence of lime (n.1); adopted for lighthouses and later for the Victorian stage, where it illuminated the principal actors, hence the figurative sense of "on stage, at the center of attention" (1877).
  • noun public attention
Example sentences :
  • "It must be jolly to know him out of the limelight," said the girl, seriously.
  • Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther
  • "Talk about clothes bringing one into the limelight," she commented.
  • Extract from : « Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge » by Pemberton Ginther
  • How many of those that stood out in the limelight of '98 can tell the tale to-day?
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • Uncle Peter crossed over and got in the limelight with Lizzie.
  • Extract from : « You Should Worry Says John Henry » by George V. Hobart
  • Don't forget the team that has helped us all season, the team that doesn't get into the limelight.
  • Extract from : « Left Guard Gilbert » by Ralph Henry Barbour
  • In the middle of it, a member of the jury, anxious to be in the limelight, asked him a question.
  • Extract from : « The Magnificent Montez » by Horace Wyndham
  • He avoided the limelight, and never courted publicity for himself.
  • Extract from : « All About Coffee » by William H. Ukers
  • It was Larrys turn to be in the limelight in the Brooklyns half of the fourth.
  • Extract from : « Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team » by Lester Chadwick
  • Jean had her dinner in bed, rather enjoying being in the limelight.
  • Extract from : « Ticktock and Jim » by Keith Robertson
  • The limelight has been turned right on to subsequent volunteers.
  • Extract from : « Trooper Bluegum at the Dardanelles » by Oliver Hogue

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