pay attention
Example Sentences
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When Michael Weiss, a two-time Olympian and two-time world bronze medalist, first told Boitano about a talented skater in Virginia who wanted to learn to do a backflip on the ice, Boitano made a note to pay attention to the kid, who hadn’t started doing quad jumps regularly yet.
From Los Angeles Times
He wasn't that interested in the show when it came out, but as a tour guide who experienced his industry "crashing and burning" during the pandemic, he says hearing the first season's viewing figures "made me wake up and pay attention".
From BBC
That is why we need to pay attention.
From Salon
Companies need to pay attention.
“Sit down now, Eben McAllister, and pay attention to what I have to say,” she ordered me.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.