snap to attention
Example Sentences
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Patsy’s husband, an urban planner, was the first to snap to attention.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2022
Someday it may be possible to give people with such warning signs drugs that rescue p53, getting their cellular guardians to snap to attention and wipe out the cancer before it ever gets started.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 5, 2016
Heads snap to attention, but it turns out to be a couple of dolphins breaching off the stern.
From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2015
The cast exudes carefree exuberance from the start: The men, standing or kneeling along the stage’s perimeter, snap to attention the moment a woman dashes to the center.
From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2014
The general scowled, his mustache bristling, but then he seemed to snap to attention.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
