How to Use undivided/full/complete attention in a Sentence

undivided/full/complete attention

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  • The driver needs to have their full attention on the road.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Her hair was pulled back to give the dress full attention of any gaze.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Shaw gave each her full attention, and people seemed to open up in the strength of her gaze.
    — Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The rest of the look was even more minimal to give the Chanel jacket full attention.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 23 Jan. 2024
  • This is food that puts your taste buds at full attention.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • This is a big-swing movie that demands your full attention.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • But soccer, not track, has Armstrong’s full attention in the spring.
    — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2023
  • The pope blessed the mom, then the dad, then his undivided attention on our baby Luke.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 16 June 2024
  • In an era of second-screen viewing, Shōgun is the rare show that requires — and earns — our full attention.
    — EW.com, 9 July 2024
  • Drivers must pay full attention at all times while using the software.
    — Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The older brother played second base and shortstop at Duke — where the younger brother now has a full ride — before turning his full attention to the mound.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • With Musk’s full attention not focused on Tesla, the wheels have begun to come off the carmaker’s growth story.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
  • And on their new single, much like on the stage, the two musicians want your undivided attention.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Best of all, the man of the hour, the expert who received my undivided attention, is someone who inspired me early in my walk.
    — Darnell Mayberry | , cleveland, 22 July 2023
  • Gabrielle Union's daughter just gave her the greatest Mother's Day gift of all — her undivided attention for an adorable lip sync video!
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
  • But Katie’s traumas ended up taking a back seat once the cast members found out about Scandoval and turned their complete attention to Sandoval and Raquel.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2023
  • During this rearing period, the mother will roost in a special nursery cave to devote full attention to the pup.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2023
  • And to give your undivided attention is a gift far more valuable and loving than flowers and chocolate.
    — Curt Steinhorst, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • What finally caught his full attention was a stretch of Biden’s speech honoring his father and other pioneers of the Black press.
    — Wesley Lowery, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
  • And then there was the brioche dough, delicate yet sturdy, prickly and requiring your full attention at every step.
    — Yewande Komolafe, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • And then there was the brioche dough, delicate yet sturdy, prickly and requiring your full attention at every step.
    — Yewande Komolafe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • What if something happened tonight that needed the full attention and thoughts and tough decisions from a president of the United States and commander-in-chief of its armed forces?
    — arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
  • Avoid Clashing Senses During a tasting, the wine deserves your full attention.
    — Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 7 June 2024
  • Alcaraz also smiled and leaned forward slightly to give Charlotte his full attention.
    — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
  • Someone who has this love language needs and wants undivided attention from you.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Sep. 2023
  • There, with the pressure to produce a recording, the outer world’s distractions recede and the music dominates your full attention.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
  • As the government turns toward the huge task of decarbonizing the country, the auto industry has its full attention.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Families reading this book will find pictures of a dad giving his undivided attention to the small milestones in his child's life.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 26 Nov. 2023
  • With each new season, there’s typically one inescapable trend that not only captures our full attention, but our shopping carts, too.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
  • If anything, books offer some liberation from this listening, allowing my full attention to fall upon the page and catch the quiet current of a good paragraph, the silent trickle of words.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 July 2024

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