pay attention to
Example Sentences
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“There’s a kind of art to getting the Supreme Court to pay attention to a cert petition,” said Tommy Bennett, a law professor at Southern Methodist University who tracks the petitions process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 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
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
Sound signals compel us to pay attention to something.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
