attentively
Example Sentences
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He keeps talking, and I listen attentively at first, but after a while it’s hard to concentrate with the sun scorching the top of my head.
From Literature
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She listened attentively to every word Penelope uttered.
From Literature
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“I see,” President Davis replied, attentively leaning forward across the desk.
From Literature
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Seema pretends to listen attentively until neither she nor we can take it anymore.
From Salon
But, he added, “I will be a judge who will listen attentively to your stories.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.