How to Use focus in a Sentence

focus

1 of 2 noun

• His life lacks a focus.
• He's successful, but he feels that his life lacks focus.
• The 16th hole, the famous party spot, was the focus of most of the calls.
  — Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
• The focus of the first two parts, rather, centers on the boat crash.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
• Then all the focus can be on the annual game of the year.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
• Now the target is fixed, and the songs keep it sharply in focus.
  — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
• And people got caught up in the house and lost focus of the end goal.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2021
• Since day one, my focus has been to peel back the onion on this.
  — Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2020
• There is also a focus on the health of the planet and guests.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2020
• The focus is on the fact that this was a massive abuse of power.
  — Ericka Blount Danois, The Root, 20 Feb. 2018
• At first, the focus was on the basics: reading and math.
  — Washington Post, 18 June 2021
• The goal is to emerge from the fast with a clearer mind and a sharper focus.
  — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 14 Nov. 2019
• The analog in health care is a laser focus on the patient.
  — Amit Phull, STAT, 23 Dec. 2019
• With my brother back in jail, the focus has gone back to him.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
• Eyes are forward with a focus on the future, not the past.
  — Washington Post, 11 May 2022
• East Hartford could be a good pick for the Fed’s focus.
  — Stephen Singer, courant.com, 25 Nov. 2019
• The focus is on themselves and the way their partner makes them feel.
  — Amanda Mitchell, Marie Claire, 23 Oct. 2018
• As such, designing the new kitchen was a key focus of the process.
  — Jessica Dailey, ELLE Decor, 20 Dec. 2019
• This shift in focus has led to a number of fresh starts for the actress.
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2022
• And try to make protein a focus throughout the rest of your day’s meals and snacks too.
  — SELF, 4 Mar. 2021
• One was [subscribers], which is where all the focus was at that time.
  — Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2022
• The first two questions have been the focus in recent weeks.
  — Chip Roy, National Review, 20 Mar. 2020
• Hoadley’s main focus in the campaign has been on health care.
  — NBC News, 30 Oct. 2020
• Our focus is to defend, defend and keep pucks out of the net.
  — Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2020
• And that could shift even more focus to reading and math in younger grades.
  — al, 11 Dec. 2019
• Stringham was drawn to the event because of its focus on demos.
  — Caroleine James, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Aug. 2021
• The Aztecs have spoken since spring about the tight ends being a focus of the offense.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
• The movie has its flaws, the biggest of which is a lack of narrative focus.
  — Patrick Cooley, cleveland.com, 21 Dec. 2017
• Kate, who's shown slightly out of focus, wears a white-and-black striped sweater.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Apr. 2023
• The initial focus is on a half dozen crops in a half dozen countries Africa.
  — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024

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focus

2 of 2 verb

• I wasn't able to get the camera to focus.
• I wasn't able to focus the camera.
• She has an amazing ability to focus for hours at a time.
• The Gators were focused just enough in the second half.
  — USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2017
• The food menu will focus on bratwursts and small bites.
  — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Dec. 2021
• Your brain is able to take a break and then re-focus again.
  — Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2022
• You are focused on getting food on the table and putting gas in the car.
  — Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 1 Nov. 2017
• Clothing sizes bought and sold at the store are focused on 12 month to 12 youth.
  — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2019
• And hopefully when the game comes, they'll be focused on the game.
  — Matt Zenitz, AL.com, 30 Aug. 2017
• The team was split and some wanted to focus on a vaccine.
  — Gregory Zuckerman, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2020
• The team played with a heavy heart, but was focused from the very beginning.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 29 Dec. 2019
• Place a wood block or a brick between the vehicle and the tire to focus the weight on the bead.
  — Car and Driver, 11 July 2020
• To focus on larger stripers, live shad fished at 50-70 feet is the best bet.
  — Frank Sargeant, al.com, 21 June 2019
• Rather than dwelling on the past, Jameson is focused on what’s next.
  — Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
• Users who see poorly may focus more on the sounds around them.
  — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 7 Sep. 2021
• The initial idea was to focus on about a dozen venues in five or six cities, but that soon grew.
  — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Mar. 2021
• With the sun in Taurus, focus on your health in a more holistic way.
  — Randon Rosenbohm, Allure, 31 Mar. 2019
• To take that energy and focus and hold a team like that to 99 points.
  — David Brandt, Star Tribune, 16 Mar. 2021
• Warnings focus on an area the size of a city or small county.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2023
• Most mobile games focus on how to part you from your cash.
  — Simon Hill, Wired, 10 Sep. 2021
• Since the wedding, Tiffany has been able to focus on her healing.
  — Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 2 July 2020
• There is less depth and less focus in their thinking skills.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2019
• Take one or two smaller debts and focus on those first.
  — Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2022
• The rest of her style tenets shared onstage focused more on those who inspire her.
  — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 24 Oct. 2017
• Instead, this year's event will focus on the toy drive aspect of Santarchys past.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2020
• Instead, focus on getting a balance of protein sources over the course of the day.
  — Alyssa Jung, Good Housekeeping, 5 Oct. 2021
• Don’t track time on the clock, but instead focus on outcomes.
  — Kyle Sherman, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2021
• Nacua is solely focused on helping the Rams make the playoffs.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
• Make a plan with your child that focuses on wellness and health above all.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2020
• The key feature of ultrasound is that it can be focused, just like light with a lens.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2023

Last Updated: 9 May 2024