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.
  • Most of the time, the world doesn’t pay too much attention.
    — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
  • As an adult what was the first cheese that got your attention?
    — Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • But, right now, any missed vote gets a lot of attention.
    — CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • They're not used to getting a lot of attention and love.
    — ABC News, 10 Nov. 2023
  • If McEwen draws the extra attention, somebody else has to step up and make plays for the Hawks.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Adam McKay would like to bring to your attention that the world is burning.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The show brings attention and awareness, and the work reaches and informs the people.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Their efforts paid off in 1986, when their case caught the attention of Ed and Lorraine.
    — Emily Blackwood, People.com, 9 May 2025
  • Some of the filmmakers brought the project to the star’s attention in the middle of the pandemic lockdown.
    — Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 15 May 2023
  • The work of the task force has captured widespread attention, a result of being the first of its kind in the country.
    — Sophie Austin, ajc, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Laso didn't have her phone or any type of light that might draw attention to her.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
  • But one thing is for sure – people with skin in the game are paying attention.
    — John Werner, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Like most kittens, Moo needs lots of love and attention.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2023
  • His tweet caught the attention of birders and non-birders alike.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2023
  • For those with short attention spans, this only has seven days of items — just enough to get you through the home stretch.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 16 Aug. 2022
  • This attention spares our plants from pests and fungal stress.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The law passed in 2022 in response to a crime that attracted statewide attention.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Novak used crafty strategies to draw attention to the show.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • At 26, Rogers is the youngest in her Tonys category by a couple of decades and is adjusting to the attention.
    — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 1 June 2025
  • Some thinkers would envy the attention Yarvin is receiving.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025

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