in the public eye
idiom
: in a position that receives a lot of public notice and attention
The job requires someone who is comfortable being in the public eye.
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In the last year, the princess has been making a slow return to life in the public eye.
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 14 June 2025
For decades in the public eye, Baez has been doing something in the name of music, social justice, and civil rights.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025
In the months after Lively and Baldoni’s suits were filed, the legal battle has often played out in the public eye.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
With costumes and merch, the show riffs off of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour as Paytas performs original music and covers from her decades-long career in the public eye.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 14 June 2025
For decades in the public eye, Baez has been doing something in the name of music, social justice, and civil rights.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025
In the months after Lively and Baldoni’s suits were filed, the legal battle has often played out in the public eye.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
With costumes and merch, the show riffs off of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour as Paytas performs original music and covers from her decades-long career in the public eye.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the public eye
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“In the public eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20public%20eye. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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