paying attention

Example Sentences

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Another sector paying attention to the Texas calf is animal health.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

If he’s paying attention to the national mood, he’ll just say no.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“I have three children in their 20s and I warn them about paying attention to anything they see on social media,” Boersma said.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

As Salon’s Alex Galbraith recently explained in his daily newsletter, Crash Course, Walsh assumes his viewers “weren’t paying attention when their history classes got slightly more complicated.”

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Hazel and the rest of his friends weren’t paying attention to any of that, though.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan