Sentence examples for present limelight from inspiring English sources

Chaplin, upon leaving the United States, in 1952, to present "Limelight" in London, was stripped of his reëntry visa and informed that he'd be forced to testify on his own behalf in order to regain it.

Lauded as "the man who has piloted the Red Air Force through the dark days into the present limelight" and a "master of tactical air power", he was twice given the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, as well as a number of other Soviet decorations.

It's not like they want expensive presents and the limelight shining on them at all times.

A while ago, Bryan Ferry put his elegantly shod hoof in his mouth by commenting approvingly that the Nazis "knew how to put themselves in the limelight and present themselves".

Kollenda returned to her natural habitat in the limelight to present the award for Outstanding Innovation and Leadership in the Arts to Dennis Power, retiring LCAD president.

Give me hours and hours of emotional flashers on Big Brother, rather than these bizarre limelight hoggers presenting their pustules for national inspection.

She's been out of the limelight since presenting that award to Tom Odell back at 20 52 so hopefully this bit of exposure will give her career the much needed attention it deserves.

But Bowman applauds the way that Smith has "owned" his sexuality in an "organic" way, and would like to present himself similarly in the limelight.

Famous friends – Isabella Blow, Nicky Haslam – are always present, but they do not hog the limelight, which falls intead on a witch from LA and Rupert's adorable father.

He had by this time become a national hero, despite his aversion to the limelight, and the expedition was being presented to the public as a triumph.

She told me back in August that label reps tried to sign her a few years ago, at age 17, but that she basically collapsed in on herself when presented with the prospect of being in the limelight.