high profile

American  

noun

1. a deliberately conspicuous manner of living or operating.

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high profile British  

noun

1. 1. a position or approach characterized by a deliberate seeking of prominence or publicity

   2. ( as modifier ) Compare low profile

      a high-profile campaign

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Other Word Forms

• high-profile adjective

Etymology

Origin of high profile

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Despite its high profile sponsorship deals with the likes of soccer teams Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund, Puma was seen as an underperforming brand in the market.

From MarketWatch

Mr Castleton's case is one of the most high profile in the scandal in which hundreds of sub-postmasters were wrongfully convicted after faulty software made it look like money was missing from their branch accounts.

From BBC

The November batch of Epstein estate emails included messages between Ruemmler and Epstein where the subject matter pertained to meetings with government officials and other high profile figures, and also personal matters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Protecting Iran from cyber attacks - of which there have been many high profile and disruptive cases in recent years - may be another motivation for the extreme moves.

From BBC

Now it has now lost one of its most high profile figures.

From BBC