pay attention to
Example Sentences
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The only reason I paid attention to this particular situation and its implications was because Marsh’s work taught me to pay attention, to think larger, to insist that it all mattered.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
When a man credited with saving at least a billion people from starvation asks you to pay attention to something, it isn’t a message you forget or ignore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“We have to pay attention to national rhetoric. We have to be aware of anxiety that might — tensions that may — arise.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
As a result, few pay attention to the latter’s needs.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
I can see everyone in the cafeteria is starting to pay attention to their heated argument, and any minute now, the teachers will come over.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
