Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with the limelight in American Collocation
international
media
political
public
The former council leader was propelled back into the political limelight last night.
try to have all the limelight
grab
hog
steal
Jim Carrey has a tendency to steal the limelight, which we can see on the DVD extras.
like the limelight
bask in
enjoy
love
She is someone who enjoys the limelight.
want or try to have the limelight
seek
want
A woman of humility and modesty, Paula never sought the limelight.
avoid the limelight
avoid
shun
Leroy Burgess is an unusual artist in as much as he shuns the limelight.
share the limelight
share
For once, however, he will have to share the limelight.
have the limelight
be in
Apparently, she wanted to be in the limelight for once in her life.
not have the limelight
be out of
From then on, Byron was never out of the limelight.
start to have the limelight
come into
step into
A new generation of young Arab women writers are stepping into the limelight.
be forced to have the limelight
be propelled into
be thrown into
be thrust into
It has also been a time when Africa has been thrust into the limelight.