How to Use attention span in a Sentence

attention span

noun

• There may be second acts in American life, but not much of an attention span.
  — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
• While plenty of early ’20s records hold a mirror to—yawn—our attention spans shot by social media slop, Rosalía makes techno-dystopia her candy store.
  — Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
• In children, lead causes brain damage by reducing attention span, shaving off IQ points, and creating problems with impulse control.
  — Molly Rauch, Good Housekeeping, 16 Feb. 2016
• It’s got to do with the attention span of 18- to 35-year-old users.
  — Sanaya Chandar, Quartz India, 9 Dec. 2019
• More proof of the short attention span kids have, and the ease of skipping around.
  — Jenny Cohen, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2019
• The moon’s clash with Venus gives you the attention span of a butterfly.
  — USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
• If our attention spans were longer, what more could be done?
  — Jessica Ravitz, CNN, 12 June 2018
• Breuer, who is thirty-nine, has a red beard and a short attention span.
  — David Gauvey Herbert, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2020
• Anya answered more wrong than right, which seemed to shrink the five-year-old’s attention span.
  — Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Aug. 2022
• My son was three and had an attention span of five minutes.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
• Soon though, the moment was over, and not because of the short attention span of young consumers.
  — Jennifer Le Zotte, Smithsonian, 8 Feb. 2017
• There are so many new things that come up that are taking away from the pie of the attention span of the audience.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
• Take that time to nurture your attention span and settle in with a good book.
  — Tessa Bahoosh, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2020
• They’re also meant to sweep up the shards of our shattered attention spans.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
• Right now the world is moving so fast and most people have a very short attention span.
  — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 16 July 2021
• And the attention span that’s required to let a rock band grow is hard to come by in this industry.
  — Ed Masley, azcentral, 18 Apr. 2018
• All sports are obsessed with pace of play and lengthy game times in a world of second screens and short attention spans.
  — Will Leitch, Daily Intelligencer, 5 June 2018
• Think about a kid’s attention span when picking a task.
  — Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2020
• Have attention spans of theater-goers changed in the last 20 years?
  — Leah Garchik, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Oct. 2017
• With so many fish in the swiping sea, the attention span of the average dater is limited (to say the least).
  — Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
• People’s attention spans for these kind of things is short-lived.
  — Luke Winkie, Vox, 27 June 2019
• Cut my teeth on the Safety Dance, so my attention span never stood a chance.
  — John Adamian, courant.com, 21 June 2019
• But the effect on the attention span isn’t the only danger of Twitter.
  — Alexandra Desanctis, National Review, 20 Mar. 2022
• The attention span of the campers brought some challenges for the Arkansas coaches.
  — Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2023
• Investors would do well to keep their attention spans longer.
  — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2020
• Costner said he’s been trying to get the film made for decades and has no concerns that the length might be a turnoff to those with short attention spans.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 18 June 2024
• Research has shown that our attention spans have fallen over the years.
  — Cherian Koshy, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
• But at three, her attention span is five minutes at best.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 May 2020
• Meaning that fly has a longer attention span than the president of the United States.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2020
• But a week makes quite a difference, and gamers have a short attention span if they’re not kept engaged.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 3 May 2022

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024