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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Amid the panel's Q+A portion, Lewis shared his belief on why the franchise's young cast — which also includes Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint — avoided the struggles many former child stars experience in the public eye. —

Dory Jackson, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 The foundation helped keep the park in the public eye as San Jose grew up dramatically around it. —

Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024 Anyone in the public eye who has sat down for them as often as Trump has would know this. —

Alena Botros, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024 Harris is of a newer generation of pols, not someone who has been in the public eye in a serious way to the point of saturation or necessarily beholden to decades of promises. —

Philip Elliott, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the public eye

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in the process of (doing something)

in the public eye

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