attentive
Example Sentences
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“Until we understand the full picture, we can’t responsibly predict a timeline or outcome. What we can promise is thorough, attentive care every step of the way.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
"This kind of predictive coding is something we associate with being awake and attentive, yet it's happening here in an unconscious state," said Dr. Benjamin Hayden, professor of neurosurgery at Baylor.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
“I was more attentive to her than everything else.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
His attentive eyes, rendered to suggest both irises and pupils, are cast to one side—sizing up, perhaps, a nearby talker—and his lips are parted, as though he himself is about to speak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
He swept his eyes across the people, now attentive.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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