Limelight Sentence Examples

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  • If being in the limelight is something you welcome, then go for it.

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  • For once, however, he will have to share the limelight.

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  • Bergkamp the man has always eschewed the limelight, preferring to spend time with his family.

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  • It brought Rupert Murdoch's television new networks into international limelight.

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  • While she maintains a presence on television, she has mostly stayed out of the limelight lately.

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  • Each spot shows with more or less completeness a ring-shaped penumbra enclosing a darker umbra; the umbra, which looks black beside' the photosphere, is actually about as brilliant as limelight.

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  • Instant Star draws on the popularity of star-making talent competitions like American Idol to take a look at the life of a teen instantly thrust into the limelight when she wins a singing competition.

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  • After being out of the limelight for a few years, Paul Abdul made a huge comeback in 2002, when she started regularly appearing as one of three judges on the reality music show, American Idol.

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  • A whole host of stars basked in the Hollywood limelight in the 1990s.

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  • The Cribs have a very loyal fan base, and sold out tour dates show this band are determined to hog the limelight for as long as possible.

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  • Their continued success resulted in their world tour in 1977, after which bassist Randy Meisner decided he had had enough of the limelight.

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  • Zirconia, when heated to whiteness, remains unfused, and radiates a fine white light, which suggested its utilization for making incandescent gas mantles; and, in the form of disks, as a substitute for the lime-cylinders ordinarily employed in "limelight."

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  • The famed soap opera catapulted him into the limelight, thanks in great part to his character's reputation as something of a playboy.

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  • The reforms the country put into place have propelled China into the global trade limelight.

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  • These liquid diets are often used to slim down and detox a celebrity before she steps into the limelight, but such programs are not recommended for long term usage.

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  • The sleek elegance of Aubade is what brought this designer into the limelight.

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  • Discovered at the age of fifteen on the streets of London, Naomi Campbell has been in the limelight for over fifteen years.

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  • The band retracted from the limelight for a while, though 1998 saw the release of The Masterplan, a collection of B-Sides from their musical career thus far.

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  • In 2005 Leeds stole the limelight, and the Kaiser Chiefs are the most successful band to come out of this new northern focus.

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  • Although 'Country House' got to number one, the release of (What's The Story) Morning Glory? stole the limelight from the band's successes.

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  • With Harry Potter in the limelight these past few years, the wonder of magic and sorcery has peaked new interest among little ones.

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  • The Surreal Life is a reality TV show that takes celebrities who have fallen out of the limelight and challenges them to live together in the same house.

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  • Many people ask this question; as one of the stars of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and a public figure in her own right, Kardashian has hit the limelight and earned many fans along the way.

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  • Alison Sweeney first gained attention as a soap opera star, but most recently enjoys the limelight as the host of the NBC reality TV show The Biggest Loser.

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  • Elderly Gladys has stepped into the limelight to announce that she was the Psychic Tipster but she has seen God and will no longer practice the devil's work as she calls it.

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  • Baker's personal life was soon thrust into the limelight, along with the mysterious goings-on at the Quorum Club.

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  • He put Richard, his backward brother, in the shade and hogged the limelight for the rest of his life.

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  • Now, a very exciting opportunity might be coming your way - a real chance to grab the limelight!

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  • Yet, in spite of these innovative developments, social care has remained anonymous and out of the political limelight.

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  • And his successor, President George Bush, also wants to keep the dead out of the national limelight.

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  • T he once unsung hero of the celebrity autobiography - the ghostwriter - has tentatively begun to claim his place in the literary limelight.

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  • It acquired considerable application in platinum works, this metal being only fusible in the oxyhydrogen flame and the electric furnace; and also for the production of limelight, as in optical (magic) lanterns.

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  • This was an office which, however congenial to Mr. Law with his colonial birth and his belief in Colonial Preference, did not bring him much into the limelight; and, influential as he was in the councils of the Ministry, in public he was content to play a comparatively subordinate part.

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  • But when her anti-Bush slogan hits the headlines, she herself is thrust into the limelight.

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  • This global awareness helped to bring recycling into the limelight and boosted recycling efforts around the world.

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  • If you have a hankering for the limelight, then chances are you have been around theatrical makeup a time or two.

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  • Kourtney grew up in the limelight with her famous parents, and has embraced her fame with a string of reality television shows including Keeping Up With the Kardashians.

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  • Her roles in the Star Wars films as Padmé Amidala made her an instant success due to the popularity of the films, but her talent has kept her in the Hollywood limelight.

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  • Actors, musicians and even talk show hosts strive to gain popularity by undergoing treatments that will help them look better, feel younger and overall, be in the limelight for longer periods of time.

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  • He burst back into the limelight on the fourth season of the popular dance competition, Dancing with the Stars.

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  • Her hot tub escapades on the series made the Las Vegas season one of the most memorable and kept her in the limelight when the series wrapped.

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  • After all, Paris Hilton wouldn't want her name to fade from the limelight even for a second, so this gives her yet one more appearance to add to her resume.

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  • Maybe Whitney will get out of the whole reality television limelight sooner rather than later.

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  • Anyway, for those of us that wished these two would simply slink out of the limelight, regrettably, it doesn't look like that's going to happen.

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  • Even if they've dropped out of the limelight, the media loves to report on child stars and what they've done with their lives since making it big.

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  • Valentine was starting to fade from the limelight, but she continued to appear in many more series' and television movies.

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  • She disappeared from the limelight in the 1990s, but has since returned with new music and a handful of public appearances.

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  • They work steadily and enjoy a small level of notoriety without being thrust into the limelight.

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  • White made some small appearances, including a recurring role on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, which brought her back into the limelight.

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  • Over the years a number of companies have popped up in a hope to steal some of the limelight from these other behemoth companies.

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  • Its place in the limelight has since been largely usurped by the Apple iPhone, as well as the Google Android smartphone operating system.

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  • As the daughter of Hollywood icon Jayne Mansfield and Hungarian bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay, Mariska is no stranger to life in the limelight.

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  • Since lastborn children love the limelight, it should come as no surprise that many grow up to become athletes, actors, or musicians.

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  • Hopefully, the time spent away from the limelight will enable her to achieve success in the program as well as heal from her pregnancy loss.

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  • The styles are characterized by loud designs, prominent hardware, and a spicy twist of color that keep Dolce & Gabbana accessories in the limelight.

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  • Marc stepped into the limelight with the Party Girl Clutch and this teensy bag lives up to its title.

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  • Fendi is frequently sported by daring divas and fanatical fashionistas who crave the limelight; Fendi styles are, for the most part, a long shot from subdued.

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  • Gemini personalities crave the limelight and know how to keep it shining in their direction.

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  • In spite of their insistence on being in the limelight, they are great team players.

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  • Neither one really seeks the limelight, so jealousy will rarely play a role in the relationship.

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  • Learn to share the limelight with others, especially your co-workers, and you'll have more admiration than a Leo could ever want.

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  • As long as Aquarius can overlook Leo's need for constantly being in the limelight and doesn't mind bestowing accolades upon the lion's brow, the king of the jungle will reward those efforts with adoration.

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  • She had taken on parts here and there in the 50s and 60s but she stepped out of the limelight by the end of the 1960s despite her incredible fame.

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  • This boot is shiny, laced-up and are reserved for those that love the limelight.

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  • So what becomes of cheerleading and dance legends after they've left the limelight?

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  • The pleasantly plump talk show host shot to stardom in the 1990s when his nationally syndicated conservative talk-radio show thrust him into the political limelight.

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  • A survey carried out by sure deodorants asked 1,000 over 50s which woman in the limelight they most admired.

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  • There are lots of reasons why rich people choose to shun the limelight.

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  • How did Sir Tim Berners-Lee create the world wide web and how has he avoided the public limelight?

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  • There are very few in the public limelight willing to contradict the implausible notion of a house price plateau.

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  • The ultimate sport for thrill seekers, this elemental sport has stolen the watersports limelight.

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  • Often touted as one of the most beautiful women in the world, Angelina Jolie's splendor is only surpassed by her ability to stay in the limelight.

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  • The press used his arrest as a catalyst for thrusting him out of the homosexual closet and into the limelight.

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  • For about four years now, Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth have shared the limelight as an adorable young couple with just a slight commitment problem.

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  • Heather Mills came into the limelight when she married Paul McCartney four years ago.

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  • The tape caught the attention of a producer, and Baron Cohen got his first shot in the limelight.

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  • Like many in the limelight, Tiger Woods is no stranger to controversy.

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  • The stress of time apart and life in the limelight led the couple to divorce in 2003.

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  • Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Middleton is in the limelight as the girlfriend of Prince William of Wales, who is second in line to the British throne.

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  • Frank the Entertainer seems to have found his niche in the reality TV world, although it is always hard to say how long a reality show can remain in the limelight despite no other discernable talents.

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  • Although the Cathy Jean business is held together by a strong consumer-concerned philosophy, what has launched their products into the limelight is a focus on quality materials.

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  • Although most larger models were kept out of the limelight of mainstream media until the 1990s, many US manufacturers began using plus size models regularly as far back as the 1940s.

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  • However, some accessories such as a wild Fendi Spy bag or a Dolce & Gabbana Animalier tote can really steal the limelight, which is why an item such as an Isabella Fiore large satchel should be added carefully to your wardrobe.

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