short attention span

Example Sentences

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“There’s just a lot of short attention span money in the market,” says Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at retail broker Charles Schwab.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Yes, budgets can be boring, especially to a president with a famously short attention span.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

"That phrase stuck with me. I've got a very short attention span I think."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025

It’s a cynical bet on America’s short attention span.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2023

And the reader’s short attention span only makes things worse.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner