call attention to
Example Sentences
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They walk the streets pomaded, braided, wearing strangely arranged hairdos meant to call attention to themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
However, her ties to the petite property remain—a fact that the listing was quick to call attention to, describing the three-bedroom abode as “Dolly Parton’s former Idyllwild retreat—a home as iconic as the legend herself.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
The idea was to call attention to the way women have been de-centered in the male canon, but some felt it was sacrilege to subject Wilson’s work to a feminist stunt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Green and his colleagues said the results call attention to a possible weakness in current B12 guidelines.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
Kansas fried chicken and something with raisins call attention to an open window where the aroma seems to lurk.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
