day/moment/time in the sun
noun phrase
: a period of being popular or getting a lot of attention
Organic foods are having their moment in the sun.
The singer is still waiting for his day in the sun.
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Ahead, see every Best New Artist winner from 1990 through 2024 and how their careers have fared since that golden moment in the sun.
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Marcus Jones, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Amorphophallus titanum was having its own day in the sun last week, when the rare plant known as the corpse flower bloomed at the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney, Australia, for the first time in more than a decade.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
The cyclical nature of American politics promises that even Trump’s moment in the sun will last only so long.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
American Primeval has had a lot of time in the sun since its debut on January 9, spending most of the time since then at #1 on Netflix.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Marcus Jones, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Amorphophallus titanum was having its own day in the sun last week, when the rare plant known as the corpse flower bloomed at the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney, Australia, for the first time in more than a decade.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
The cyclical nature of American politics promises that even Trump’s moment in the sun will last only so long.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
American Primeval has had a lot of time in the sun since its debut on January 9, spending most of the time since then at #1 on Netflix.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Day/moment/time in the sun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%2Fmoment%2Ftime%20in%20the%20sun. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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