He enjoyed being in the limelight. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
One program busting into the limelight is Michigan State, despite the departure of coach. From Wordnik.com. [Florida grabs nation's top class] Reference
There's no way in the world you can take away the limelight from a great player like that. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Henderson doubles for 2,999th hit; HR trio for Nevin By Bernie Wilson, The Associated Press By] Reference
But even the Macedonian can't steal the limelight from the Greek striker Gekas, who has embarked on one of his demented goal-runs again. From Wordnik.com. [Eintracht Frankfurt's cold-blooded killer makes light work of latest prey] Reference
Hillary's idea, not approved by the President, in order to reccuperate limelight from the opaque secretary of state performance of Hillary. From Wordnik.com. [Kim Jong Il pardons and orders release of 2 U.S. journalists] Reference
I used to think that keeping them out of the limelight was the thing to do. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Now the fact that she seems to be enjoying the limelight is a bit of a problem. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 14, 2006] Reference
I think jerking her back out of the limelight is the stupidest mistake they could make. From Wordnik.com. [What's The Plan To Deal With Palin?] Reference
In any case, they seem no longer to be in the limelight, which is probably just as well. From Wordnik.com. [Ten years on] Reference
Looks like the fiction editor is moving further into the limelight, which is a good thing. From Wordnik.com. [Wait, what did you say?] Reference
Songwriters, on the other hand, don't get any of the limelight, which is why they receive royalties. From Wordnik.com. [Home/News] Reference
Also sharing the limelight were the husband-wife duo of Ravi and Binnie Mehra representing Royal Montreal. From Wordnik.com. [Zee News : India National] Reference
Children aren’t to be put in dangerous situations and it’s very easy to argue the 24/7 limelight is dangerous. From Wordnik.com. [The First Thing We Do, Let’s Kill All The Reality Shows | Her Bad Mother] Reference
But what Palin has shown during her brief period in the political limelight is that she’s a lazy grifting quitter. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » 71 Percent of Americans, Including 52 Percent of Republicans Are Liberal Elitists] Reference
Lonna had been counting on her son to keep the Leep family in the limelight, which is the last place he wanted to be. From Wordnik.com. [Hoot]
The defense also asked why a device called a limelight, that can detect microscopic splatters of blood, was not used. From Wordnik.com. [RNews - TOP STORIES] Reference
The innocent white girl concentrates on her fans and her makeup and squinting into the limelight, which is very bright indeed. From Wordnik.com. [fEEL THE HATE] Reference
Only those whose merits have placed them in the limelight are the targets for the attacks of envy and for the slanders of falsehood. From Wordnik.com. [Poise: How to Attain It] Reference
CALLEBS: It is nice to have a state in this kind of limelight right now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 13, 2008] Reference
Lay low, and keep out of the 'limelight' unless you're doing something positive. From Wordnik.com. [Paris, Not France Movie Trailer | /Film] Reference
Now, it is going to be a much different kind of limelight than he is used to, to say the least. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 5, 2003] Reference
We often hear of someone being put in the "limelight," says. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
From 'rock star' on Wall Street to a different kind of limelight. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
"limelight," he could secure the better, provided he used it for the promotion of his work. From Wordnik.com. [Booker T. Washington Builder of a Civilization] Reference
Predictably, she does her best to avoid the limelight. From Wordnik.com. [Teddy Makes a Father's Decision] Reference
Powell wants no limelight, but isn't out of the picture. From Wordnik.com. [Hunting The Angry Voter] Reference
Somebody who will steal the limelight because of their hair?. From Wordnik.com. [Fallen ‘Idol’? Not So Fast.] Reference
But now he is basking in a limelight that burns much brighter. From Wordnik.com. [A Breakout Act] Reference
But all these Beatty heroes are in pursuit of, or retreat from, the limelight. From Wordnik.com. [Shock To The System] Reference
They hog the limelight, glad-handing with the likes of Bill Clinton and Tony Blair. From Wordnik.com. [Rock Star CEOs] Reference
President George W. Bush's strategists are annoyed that Clinton is hogging the limelight. From Wordnik.com. [The Longest Goodbye] Reference
To make the job work, Europe's elected leaders are also going to have to share the limelight. From Wordnik.com. [Blair for President] Reference
And pushing son Gamal into the limelight may backfire -- nepotism could unite the opposition. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
But afterward, he says, Fuhrman, 43, intends to retire -- from the police and from the limelight. From Wordnik.com. [Fuhrman In The Cross Hairs] Reference
The hint of a '96 campaign may simply be a ruse to stay in the limelight -- but don't count on it. From Wordnik.com. [Independents' Day?] Reference
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