object of attention
Example Sentences
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Sitting up on the ER gurney — breathing was easier — I found myself the object of attention and the subject of an experience.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2022
The object of attention, and affection, was our instructor, the Los Angeles-based botanical artist Kristen Alpaugh — she of the HBO Max reality show “Full Bloom” and more than 39,000 followers on Instagram.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2022
In the case of 2-month-old Tacos 1986, the object of attention is the person manning the trompo: chef Jorge Alvarez-Tostado, whose nickname is “El Joy,” or often simply “Joy.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2019
Yes, he knows this station has become an object of attention, of ridicule even.
From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2012
In the early part of Alexander's life this was the main object of attention.
From Alexander the Great Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
