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
Campbell has always been the object of attention, even before he had hair.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2022
Vanessa has been the more obvious object of attention, and not without Sir Malcolm’s encouragement.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2014
Yes, he knows this station has become an object of attention, of ridicule even.
From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2012
Miss Sneyd had been the object of attention from Thomas Day, but her views on marriage were not submissive enough to please him.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
