pay attention
Example Sentences
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Rather than shoveling your food down while hovering over your laptop or phone, slow down and pay attention to your food as you eat.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Don’t pay attention to all those decades of failure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Barb is toasting Ron and his accomplishments, but he can’t pay attention because the waitress is standing awkwardly at the table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
But individual ticks are capable of carrying more than one disease simultaneously, and as their territories proliferate, healthcare professionals are warning Americans to pay attention to strange symptoms.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
It turns out Fina and I aren’t the only ones too distracted to pay attention in school today.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
