attention-getting
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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"The other reason it's attention-getting was the colour, because I don't think there was a lot of colour really last night."
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Netflix expressed confidence in its momentum in the current quarter, citing attention-getting shows including the final season of "Stranger Things" and "The Diplomat."
From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025
Greenpeace’s ship the Rainbow Warrior served as the base for attention-getting actions across the world’s oceans.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
It’s such a great term, attention-getting and alive.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025
Here years of travel probably stood me in good stead, although in my normal life I usually enter new situations in some respected, even attention-getting role like “guest lecturer” or “workshop leader.”
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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