hold attention

Example Sentences

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They have the ability to captivate, to hold attention.

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2020

But the film’s narrative engine remains too choppy and clunky, and the characters too cursorily developed, to hold attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2017

She did not know how to gain and hold attention.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 4, 2016

It was evident as we worked together on the ideas that became Fascinate, Sally’s groundbreaking book on how to get and hold attention in a distracted world.

From Forbes • Jun. 17, 2014

So insistently could Hugo's mask hold attention that Westerling noted even a slight, thoughtful drawing down of the brow and one corner of the mouth.

From The Last Shot by Palmer, Frederick