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

In light of recent revelations like Hilton’s, Simpson’s and Lewinsky’s, it seems newly remarkable that Spears has not just lived to tell the tale but remained, apparently voluntarily, visible in the public eye.

From Washington Post

They can become radicalization pipelines, with groups pushing people to further extremes away from the public eye.

From Axios

During the nearly 30 years she’s spent living in the public eye, Spears has faced a number of highly publicized ups and downs.

From Time

The operation, primarily owned by Shlomo Rechnitz, has for years found itself in the public eye, questioned by state regulators, prosecutors and plaintiffs’ attorneys about its business practices and quality of care.

From Washington Post

When the members of Fortune’s annual Investor Roundtable met this month, late-stage tech startups were very much in the public eye.

From Fortune

I think part of being in the public eye is getting recognized, and dealing with positive and negative scrutiny.

From The Daily Beast

She is a young television mogul, actress, comedy writer, and flowering feminist in the public eye.

From The Daily Beast

For Mooney, it is an issue that needs to remain in the public eye.

From The Daily Beast

Staying relatively clear of the public eye, he has slowly made attempts to re-enter the fashion world.

From The Daily Beast

The argument for open carry goes that the ubiquity of guns will normalize them in the public eye.

From The Daily Beast

The public eye, ever watchful and timid, waits scarcely for the show of danger to take alarm and withdraw its favour.

From Project Gutenberg

It not only brought about the instant beginnings of the siege, but its proportions were grossly exaggerated in the public eye.

From Project Gutenberg

But he found the comrade of his youth an altered man, unreasonable, obstinate and disrespectful even before the public eye.

From Project Gutenberg

But it loomed large in the public eye, and did something to teach democracy that its interests are international.

From Project Gutenberg

Nevertheless, the Faubourg St.-Germain avoided attracting the public eye by any conspicuous festivities, and this had two effects.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• limelight
• spotlight