short attention span
Example Sentences
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The stock market behaves a lot like a toddler: a short attention span, active imagination and some irrational fears.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
"That phrase stuck with me. I've got a very short attention span I think."
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025
When you hear this album, for all the youngsters with a short attention span, let me go ahead and get y'all out the way now.
From Salon • Sep. 15, 2024
Unfortunately, this town also has a short attention span.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024
And the reader’s short attention span only makes things worse.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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