public eye

noun

1. public attention or notice; limelight.

   a politician who keeps out of the public eye.

Word History and Origins

Origin of public eye¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Ka’oir said she worked to keep her husband’s episodes away from the public eye by controlling his social media presence.

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“You start to be more out there and in the public eye,” the writer-producer said, “and I think the natural progression is you just get a little more protective.”

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So yeah, I just think people who are in the public eye have an experience inside of a social construct that is so violently unusual.

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Leo’s last few weeks in the public eye has been perhaps more political than many people expected.

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In recent months, Biden has largely retreated from the public eye.

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Related Words

• limelight 
• spotlight