public eye
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of public eye
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Menin’s outcry helped thrust into the public eye the private effort to get the Met to revise its plans to fete Galliano at a time when antisemitism is rising globally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Harp’s taxpayer-funded job, with its unmatched access to the president, mostly happens away from the public eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
It is believed she has been spending her time out of the public eye at an Alpine chalet in Verbier, Switzerland, since leaving Royal Lodge.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
In the public eye, Parton the person was always willing to take a backseat to her persona.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Though there was little new news, Elisha’s influential family and friends supplied the newspapers with excerpts from his letters to keep his name in the public eye.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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