Editorial »

How to use the word atTENTion in a Sentence?

Sample usage from literary quotes and the newswire.

Filter by category:

1,896 results found

Balance is not about juggling everything at once, but knowing when to give each aspect of life its due attention.

Aloo Denish Obiero

added by Aloo-Denish
16 days ago

I am an American. Secondly, I am a Christian. The reason why we fight is to draw attention to issues and to fix it. We are not anti-cop. We are anti-bad cop... We don't want hand-outs. We don't want anything that's yours. We want our God-given right to freedom, liberty and the pursuit of happiness... USA, USA, USA. Hawk Newsome, president and co-founder of Black Lives Matter of Greater New York, filmed addressing Trump supporters on stage at a Trump rally.

Hawk Newsome

added by newsletters2
1 month ago

The one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.

Diane Sawyer

added by Normando
2 months ago

In a period of attention seekers, stay humble. No need to level up, keep a level head. Stay focus and work on making yourself better. Go at your pace and ignore the distractions, your only competition is you.

Tristain Shury

added by choozenboy
7 months ago

When I give my full attention to my talents and my talents give their full attention to me I will not be lonely anymore.

RyanPack

added by littleking
8 months ago

It is likely that the experience of … shyness in response to a speech task is a relatively common, normative experience for children at this age, for a smaller group of temperamentally shy children, however, being the center of attention may be stressful across time and various contexts.

Kristie Poole

Found on CNN
1 year ago

A candidate has to understand that that is what it’s like running against Donald Trump, the age of having carefully controlled media appearances and a moderate approach to content creation – that is not going to work against Trump, who, whether he wants to make news or somebody else wants to make news about him, it happens every single day. It happens constantly. And the only way to occupy attention in a voter’s mind is to fight him for that space.

Another Republican strategist

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I thought, well what if I put up a $5 million challenge out there, then it would get news, which it did, so, then you got some attention.

My Pillow

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I’m worried about every mother, don’t ever, ever make the mistake that I made, letting your child go (to the hospital) alone. We need to give more attention to what’s going on.

Patricia Pouncey

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We hope by bringing attention to our case and this lawsuit settlement, we can help change the way the appraisal industry operates.

Erica Parker

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Paul Whelan deserves better than he is getting for results. He has the White House attention to his case and now he needs the White House to get the job done.

Elizabeth Whelan

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Everything has been rebranded, the instructors are teaching differently. And we really pay close attention to first-timers to dispel all the myths. We always tell you to not be a hero and go at your own pace. But you can still measure your success and progress.

Joey Gonzalez

Found on CNN
1 year ago

When I certify someone insane, I am not equivocating when I write that he is of unsound mind, may be dangerous to himself and others, and requires care and attention in a mental hospital. However, at the same time, I am also aware that, in my opinion, there are other people who are regarded as sane, whose minds are as radically unsound, who may be equally or more dangerous to themselves and others and whom society does not regard as psychotic and fit persons to be in a madhouse.

R. D. Laing

added by JokerGem
1 year ago

You know it was like feeling you are part of something great. You were touching something great, it was also a great responsibility because you are attracting a lot of attention. A few days after you fly, you can open YouTube and see everything you have done.

Ghazi Balkiz/CNN Bashynsky

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It was a welcome acknowledgment of the other foot dropping on the population front, the acknowledgment that this is a worldwide problem and that additional attention must be devoted to it in terms of policy and strategy is welcome.

David Keefe

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Today there are no treatments for the disease, a reality that we hope can change in the years ahead, as Bruce’s condition advances, we hope that any media attention can be focused on shining a light on this disease that needs far more awareness and research.

Heming Willis

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The three things that every school leader better pay a lot of attention to is we have limited time, energy and budget for safety, so we can’t afford to waste any of that. We can’t spend our budget or training time on something that we don’t have pretty good evidence actually bears fruit. With the caution that nothing’s going to be 100 percent. This idea that we’re gonna stop all school shootings; there’s just, no country has been able to do that.

Michael Dorn

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think when they went to get medical attention for the bump initially, the bite kind of slipped their mind because they didn’t see it as a potential exposure, because it just healed. And it was only later on during the course of treatment, as it got worse, that it kind of jogged their memory and they brought it to the doctor’s attention.

Jordan Mah

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Seven Henrico County deputies delivered him as fast as Seven Henrico County deputies could because obviously this was a man in tremendous need of some sort of medical attention.

Caleb Kershner

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Normally, the people would just kind of talk to each other in the chat room, not really pay attention to us.

Denise Warner

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The importance of the brine shrimp in the Great Salt Lake ecosystem can’t be overstated, we are thrilled about the designation of the brine shrimp as the state crustacean and the attention they are getting for their role at the Great Salt Lake.

John Luft

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We are jumping with joy to hear Crash is the next Cadbury Bunny but not surprised as he is always the center of attention in any room. He’s been through so much over the past few years and we appreciate the love his friends, family and cat enthusiasts across the country have shown, we can’t wait to see Crash take center stage for this year’s Cadbury Clucking Bunny Commercial and share his story with the world.

Maddie Corey

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Most people don’t think about our members when they think about a school. They think about teachers or principals, not custodians or food service workers, this attention helps our members by bringing them dignity and respect.

Lester Garcia

Found on CNN
1 year ago

On Mars, you have to close the loop. You have to pay close attention to anything you’re losing from or putting into the system, it’s a nice thought exercise to remind us what we could do on Earth if we really doubled down.

Evan Fraser

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Discuss these sample sentences with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for atTENTion? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Word of the Day

    Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

    Please enter your email address:



    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    closely constrained or constricted or constricting
    A alternate
    B greedy
    C witless
    D tight