How to Use attention in a Sentence
attention
noun
- You need to pay more attention in school.
- A cat on a leash is sure to attract attention.
- She likes all the attention she is getting from the media.
- I would like to call your attention to a problem we are having.
- The trial is getting a lot of public attention.
- My attention wasn't really on the game.
- The children were competing for the teacher's attention.
- The actor avoids drawing attention to himself.
- The book has received national attention.
- We focused our attention on this particular poem.
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The show brings attention and awareness, and the work reaches and informs the people.
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Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
23 Oct. 2024
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One day, about six months into his research, Pickford came across a letter that caught his attention.
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Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
4 Nov. 2024
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Most of the time, the world doesn’t pay too much attention.
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Nicholas Rice,
Peoplemag,
26 May 2024
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As an adult what was the first cheese that got your attention?
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Adam Morganstern,
Forbes,
17 Aug. 2024
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They're not used to getting a lot of attention and love.
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ABC News,
10 Nov. 2023
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Adam McKay would like to bring to your attention that the world is burning.
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Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2024
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Some of the filmmakers brought the project to the star’s attention in the middle of the pandemic lockdown.
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Gregg Goldstein,
Variety,
15 May 2023
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Laso didn't have her phone or any type of light that might draw attention to her.
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Esme Mazzeo,
Peoplemag,
28 Jan. 2024
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This attention spares our plants from pests and fungal stress.
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Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2024
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The law passed in 2022 in response to a crime that attracted statewide attention.
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Carol Robinson | [email protected],
al,
26 Apr. 2023
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Novak used crafty strategies to draw attention to the show.
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Carrie Battan,
The New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2024
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The result is a deep, rhythmic gurgling sound that draws the attention of bass and pike from long distances.
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Joe Cermele,
Field & Stream,
4 Jan. 2024
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The commotion attracted the rest of the group's attention to two rattlesnakes fighting in the middle of the path.
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Kelli Bender,
Peoplemag,
7 Aug. 2024
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Apparently, Justin wasn't too pleased with all the attention their split received, and what Chrishell said on the show.
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Women's Health,
30 May 2023
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The opening trio of tunes was steeped in meaning for those paying attention.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
26 July 2024
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In the Belgian fashion press there was at that time a lot of attention to Belgian fashion.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
23 June 2023
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The 2014 trial attracted global attention as the details of Steenkamp’s death were beamed around the world.
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Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
24 Nov. 2023
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My mother-in-law is 92 and mostly healthy but craves attention.
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Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
7 Oct. 2023
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Never one to stick to a standard set list, Wonder hints at songs in his intros and his band has to pay attention.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2024
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The strike drew the attention of the Biden administration.
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David Koenig,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2024
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