spotlight

IPA: spˈɑtɫaɪt

noun

  • A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
  • (by extension) The circle of light shed by a spotlight.
  • (figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.

verb

  • (transitive) To illuminate with a spotlight.
  • (transitive, figurative) To draw attention to.
  • Synonym of jacklight (“to use a spotlight in hunting animals”)
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Examples of "spotlight" in Sentences

  • This kept the band in the spotlight.
  • Asians in the media are the spotlight.
  • Spotlight falls on shadow puppet theatre.
  • Finally, the media is an unkind spotlight.
  • I think the spotlight adds ambience to the scene.
  • In the following years, Sean faded out of the spotlight.
  • The main spotlight of the website is celebrity interviews.
  • They will be in the spotlight in the foreseeable future, too.
  • Are any of the staff in the spotlight, or is content the king
  • Gormley has avoided the spotlight and is notoriously reclusive.
  • I have to say that putting Sherona in the spotlight is a great idea for an episode.
  • The longer she can stay in the spotlight is the longer she can stay in the race, whether she deserves to be there or not.
  • With Venus and Serena Williams set to meet for the seventh time in a Grand Slam final at Wimbledon on Saturday, the spotlight is as much on ...
  • Palin in the spotlight is a gold mine for the democrats, cutting her term short to improve her financial position shows the world that we are hypocrytes.
  • But Barbara literally rules The Aztecs; the only early story I can think of off-hand which puts a companion closer to the spotlight is also by John Lucarotti, The Massacre.
  • WIMBLEDON, England With Venus and Serena Williams set to meet for the seventh time in a Grand Slam final at Wimbledon on Saturday, the spotlight is as much on their tennis as their shared DNA.

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