attention-getting

American  

[uh-ten-shuhn-get-ing] / əˈtɛn ʃənˌgɛt ɪŋ /

adjective

1. conspicuously drawing attention to something or someone.

   an attention-getting device; attention-getting behavior.

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Example Sentences

Both offices have been involved in attention-getting investigations and prosecutions.

From Seattle Times

The state has a history of attention-getting political tactics.

From Seattle Times

My weekend travel convenience, a low-riding recumbent trike powered by hands instead of feet, was arguably even more attention-getting.

From New York Times

He commissioned an interior of wood and stone, different textures stacked up and contrasted; it is attention-getting and restrained at the same time.

From New York Times

The commission would have been bipartisan, so the hearings, though attention-getting, would not have been pure political theater.

From Washington Post