call attention

Example Sentences

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“Right from the beginning I was like, ‘This is more Kleber’s temperature, this character that needs to be hidden, that needs to protect his kid, that can’t call attention to himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

“The new girl didn’t knock, or do anything to call attention to herself,” she thinks, summing up a fresh hire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

But what we can do is call attention to the forms of nonviolent resistance that challenge our prevalent culture of rage and alienation.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

In that vein, there are two people we’d call attention to as proper leaders during a week when leadership was needed.

From Slate • Sep. 13, 2025

But I can’t stop my hands from shaking, and when I take my packet out to put it on my desk, it’s like a trembling white flag just trying to call attention to itself.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden