attention-getting
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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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
It’s such a great term, attention-getting and alive.
From Salon
Newsom called a special legislative session — he loves ordering up these attention-getting “special” sessions— ”to safeguard California and fundamental rights in the face of an incoming Trump administration.”
From Los Angeles Times
Harris seems unlikely to give Newsom the attention-getting national surrogate role he enjoyed when Biden was running.
From Los Angeles Times
Unlike her predecessor, Newsom, who also was a former mayor of San Francisco, Kounalakis hasn’t made any attention-getting waves in her first elective office.
From Los Angeles Times
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