calling attention to
Example Sentences
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Interestingly, however, the latest listing makes no mention of the Hadid family, instead calling attention to the property’s rich history.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
During the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, a French father who was based in Japan staged a hunger strike, calling attention to what he said was the kidnapping of his children by his ex-wife.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Why am I calling attention to a penny?
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
The dinoflagellates known as Lingulodinium polyedra use bioluminescence to avoid predators by either scaring off hungry sea creatures or calling attention to their location, which draws the predators’ predators, experts have said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2024
I still didn’t speak up much in class—that would have been calling attention to myself or embarassing to the other students who did not do so well in their studies.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
