undivided/full/complete attention
idiom
: concentration on what someone is doing or saying
Please give the speaker your undivided/full/complete attention.
Examples of undivided/full/complete attention in a Sentence
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With Musk’s full attention not focused on Tesla, the wheels have begun to come off the carmaker’s growth story.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
It’s written on the soul of those who lived through it, but for others it may have been overtaken by the urgencies of a presidential election, the rising death toll in Gaza or some singularly personal calamity that requires full attention.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Of course, that means SDSU will have UConn’s full attention, which isn’t a good thing.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Your undivided attention will feel like a balm to him.
—Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The aircraft has hit cruising altitude, there’s no turbulence, and you’re settled comfortably in your seat, eager to give the in-flight entertainment your full attention.
—Blane Bachelor, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
The driver needs to have their full attention on the road.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
Your undivided attention will ensure that everyone stays on track.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
And then there was the brioche dough, delicate yet sturdy, prickly and requiring your full attention at every step.
—Yewande Komolafe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
It’s written on the soul of those who lived through it, but for others it may have been overtaken by the urgencies of a presidential election, the rising death toll in Gaza or some singularly personal calamity that requires full attention.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Of course, that means SDSU will have UConn’s full attention, which isn’t a good thing.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Your undivided attention will feel like a balm to him.
—Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The aircraft has hit cruising altitude, there’s no turbulence, and you’re settled comfortably in your seat, eager to give the in-flight entertainment your full attention.
—Blane Bachelor, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
The driver needs to have their full attention on the road.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
Your undivided attention will ensure that everyone stays on track.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
And then there was the brioche dough, delicate yet sturdy, prickly and requiring your full attention at every step.
—Yewande Komolafe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
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