center of attention
Example Sentences
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She had a difficult time controlling her temper, exulted in being the center of attention, and alienated influential men in Washington by her efforts to insert herself into policymaking.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
He likes to be the big shot and the center of attention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Still, even Felicity was out-glammed by that night’s center of attention, Lee, who held court in Knicks-themed couture, a blue-and-orange-striped zoot suit with matching fedora and spectacles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
Facing hitters for the first time in Dodgers camp this spring, Roki Sasaki was the center of attention at Camelback Ranch during the team’s latest round of live batting practice.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
They laugh and speak of things that mean nothing to me, and I am frozen there among all the false faces, at the very center of attention.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
