Wondering how to use Limelight in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as spotlight or glare.
Limelight in a sentence
Limelight meaning
- The intense white light produced when heating lime in an oxyhydrogen flame.
- A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.
- Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame; spotlight.
Synonyms of Limelight
Using Limelight
- The main meaning on this page is: The intense white light produced when heating lime in an oxyhydrogen flame. | A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime. | Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame; spotlight.
- Useful related words include: spotlight, glare, public eye, prominence.
- In the example corpus, limelight often appears in combinations such as: the limelight, limelight with, limelight after.
Context around Limelight
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Limelight
- In this selection, "limelight" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, band, political, little, group, comes and hotel stand out and add context to how "limelight" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include characters the limelight and from the limelight after being. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "limelight" sits close to words such as archaeologists, barkley and britons, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with limelight
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Eidse is also still getting used to his unique version of the limelight. (13 words)
After a few decades in the limelight, she has developed an “extra-thick skin”. (14 words)
A Republican like Mr Trump, Mrs Barry shunned the limelight and never spoke publicly about him. (16 words)
The Limelight group from Emerald City will take the stage at 6:30 p.m. With their 11-piece band, Limelight is known for its energetic performances that will keep the party alive throughout the entire evening. (37 words)
Among Nigeria’s young female entrepreneurs, Sandra Iheuwa (full name Sandra Ifeoma Iheuwa) stands apart for her entrepreneurial dynamism and resourcefulness in founding new businesses after she broke into the limelight in 2018 with Bella Braided Wigs. (37 words)
Despite the folk icon often perpetuating the idea that he may never tour again, he is set to head back out into the limelight for the Light Up the Blues charity show. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Limelight group from Emerald City will take the stage at 6:30 p.m. With their 11-piece band, Limelight is known for its energetic performances that will keep the party alive throughout the entire evening.
A city councillor for 13 years, Chow's return to the political limelight comes as she reversed her electoral fortunes after finishing third in the 2014 mayoral race.
A few top musicians and close pals of Pharrell were spotted at the mega-event but it was Rihanna who easily stole the limelight.
After a few decades in the limelight, she has developed an “extra-thick skin”.
All in all, just sort of faded from what little limelight it had, though there's one aspect that seemed to resonate with fans.
A lot of the issues of the film come from the filmmakers’ blind spots — after a decade of white male lead characters, the film should have given other characters the limelight.
Among Nigeria’s young female entrepreneurs, Sandra Iheuwa (full name Sandra Ifeoma Iheuwa) stands apart for her entrepreneurial dynamism and resourcefulness in founding new businesses after she broke into the limelight in 2018 with Bella Braided Wigs.
Amri then took over the limelight with two brilliantly if not expertly-taken goals late on to cap a productive night for the Rhinos.
A Republican like Mr Trump, Mrs Barry shunned the limelight and never spoke publicly about him.
A wild weekend of skiing and parties during the 46th annual Host property, Three Diamond Limelight Hotel Aspen.
BBC viewers were left open-mouthed as a brand new guest stole the limelight from Naga and Charlie.
But even then, the eyes of the nation were on Princess Diana, who stole the limelight with her now-notorious revenge dress.
But, the Cayucas Pier area particularly steals the limelight with its picturesque setting and favorable surf conditions.
Celebrity Kim Kardashian brought this treatment into the limelight when she documented her experience with it on social media.
Despite the folk icon often perpetuating the idea that he may never tour again, he is set to head back out into the limelight for the Light Up the Blues charity show.
Eidse is also still getting used to his unique version of the limelight.
High school athletic directors work long hours and are not in the limelight, but they are the heart and soul of education-based programs.
However, after her lackluster appearance in the Punk Hazard arc, Tashigi faded into the background, never receiving her fair share of time in the limelight.
However, the actor stepped away from the limelight after being allegedly groped at a film industry lunch in 2002.
In 2020, Liverpool-born Stephanie took a break from the limelight to focus instead on Caben-Albi, who was born in January 2017 and named after her grandad Albert.
Common combinations with limelight
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the limelight 163×
- limelight with 14×
- limelight after 12×
- limelight and 10×
- limelight as 9×
- limelight in 7×
- limelight for 7×
- into limelight 7×
- limelight but 6×
- limelight at 5×