paying attention

Example Sentences

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Both Mills and Saxbe stress that men should be paying attention to symptoms of low testosterone — such as depression and low libido — rather than trying to reach or maintain an ideal number.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“We’ll be paying attention to SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI down the road and what impact that will have on the broader markets.”

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

If he’s paying attention to the national mood, he’ll just say no.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“I have three children in their 20s and I warn them about paying attention to anything they see on social media,” Boersma said.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

I put my hand on his shoulder and I looked into his eyes as deep and hard as I could, till I could tell that the sorrow that was in there was paying attention.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan