object of attention
Example Sentences
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Sitting up on the ER gurney — breathing was easier — I found myself the object of attention and the subject of an experience.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2022
Campbell has always been the object of attention, even before he had hair.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2022
Vanessa has been the more obvious object of attention, and not without Sir Malcolm’s encouragement.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2014
The disease, transmitted by mosquitoes, has become an object of attention and spending by rich countries in the last decade.
From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2012
Aurora hardly knew herself, so much the object of attention and graciousness.
From Aurora the Magnificent by Brownell, Gertrude Hall
