public eye

American  

noun

1. public attention or notice; limelight.

   a politician who keeps out of the public eye.

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Etymology

Origin of public eye

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

"We acknowledged that it's something that is not easy to go through, especially in the public eye."

From BBC

This book focuses far more on Smith’s struggles while growing up, as well as her relationship with late husband Fred Smith and their eventual departure from the public eye.

From Los Angeles Times

But when the communists took power in Budapest in 1949, the woman ignored all the family's pleas to give it back and the painting vanished from the public eye.

From Barron's

Growing up in the public eye is a very weird thing — you have no control over any narrative on the internet.

From Los Angeles Times

The two nations’ ruling Communist parties have also established ways to tackle issues, such as Chinese aggressions against Vietnamese fishermen in the Paracels, out of the public eye.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• limelight
• spotlight