Meaning of place in the sun | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A favorable position, characterized by comfort, success, wealth or general well-being.
   figuratively
2. Fame or recognition.
   figuratively
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see place, sun.

Examples

“that all conscious or seeming-conscious life is worthy of a place in the sun; that the hodman at his plough, the daisy in the field, and the lover with his lass, are alike a part of Nature's pageant”

“And beyond the Christian orbit, other religious groups, at first Jews but then others as well, began to claim a place in the sun.”

“Jealousy is simply another way of demanding one's place in the sun – or under the domestic spotlight – a place in the center of the stage, as an exclusive object of consideration and attention.”

“And I'm just waiting now, for my place in the sun / And I'm just waiting now, for peace to come”

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