high/low profile
idiom
—used to describe the amount of attention that someone or something is given
The actor's high profile helped promote the movie.
The company has kept a high profile in the computer industry.
I don't really like attention, so I try to keep/maintain a low profile around here.
Examples of high/low profile in a Sentence
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King Charles resumed royal duties in late April following his cancer diagnosis, while Kate Middleton continues to maintain a low profile while undergoing chemotherapy.
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
Wise opened his closing argument by making a reference to the high profile of the case.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 10 June 2024
The Princess of Wales has maintained a low profile in the months since, and her husband shared new insight with a veteran at an anniversary service commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings on June 5.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Why would someone as high profile as Caitlin Clark not make the team?
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2024
Their father, Roger, an immigrant from Taiwan, started the supermarket in 1984, keeping an extraordinarily low profile as the business grew from a stand-alone ethnic grocery store in Westminster to an affordable Asian American icon.
—Clarissa Wei, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
Volunteers at the facilities were sent home, and employees who continued to work were advised to keep a low profile.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 2 June 2024
He was heavily shielded from the public during Donald's term in office, and has maintained a low profile in Florida with his mother, Melania Trump, since leaving Washington, D.C., in 2021.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
The bank is gearing up for what is poised to be the country’s most high profile privatization this year, with the UK government preparing to sell some of its remaining 28.9% stake to retail investors in the coming months.
—William Shaw, Fortune Europe, 26 Apr. 2024
Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
Wise opened his closing argument by making a reference to the high profile of the case.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 10 June 2024
The Princess of Wales has maintained a low profile in the months since, and her husband shared new insight with a veteran at an anniversary service commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings on June 5.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Why would someone as high profile as Caitlin Clark not make the team?
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2024
Their father, Roger, an immigrant from Taiwan, started the supermarket in 1984, keeping an extraordinarily low profile as the business grew from a stand-alone ethnic grocery store in Westminster to an affordable Asian American icon.
—Clarissa Wei, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
Volunteers at the facilities were sent home, and employees who continued to work were advised to keep a low profile.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 2 June 2024
He was heavily shielded from the public during Donald's term in office, and has maintained a low profile in Florida with his mother, Melania Trump, since leaving Washington, D.C., in 2021.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
The bank is gearing up for what is poised to be the country’s most high profile privatization this year, with the UK government preparing to sell some of its remaining 28.9% stake to retail investors in the coming months.
—William Shaw, Fortune Europe, 26 Apr. 2024
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“High/low profile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%2Flow%20profile. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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