How to Use attention span in a Sentence

attention span

noun

• 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
• What gave you the conviction to write for an audience whose attention span is constantly shrinking?
  — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 19 July 2019
• Byju’s approach is simple -- captivate kids by transforming the content to fit short attention spans.
  — Saritha Rai, Fortune, 29 July 2019
• However, the effectiveness of such tools depends on maintaining the attention span of a young child.
  — Temujin Doran and Nell Lewis, CNN, 30 July 2019
• The sports fan of today has a waning attention span with a need for immediate gratification.
  — Richard Morin, azcentral, 9 July 2019
• We are always told that no one will watch long-form because everybody’s attention span was originally MTV.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 9 May 2019
• Mitski is peculiarly attuned to the brevity and fractured nature of modern attention spans.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 1 July 2019
• The Internet has shortened attention spans and splintered audiences.
  — Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2019
• Critics believe that shrinking attention spans and increasing mental health issues call for a holistic and mindful upbringing of children.
  — Parul Agrawal, Quartz India, 11 July 2019
• But either the quality of public oratory has gone down, or my attention span, having been carelessly tossed into the washing machine, has shrunk.
  — Leah Garchik, SFChronicle.com, 19 June 2019
• Invest in mid- and long-term recovery The attention span for disaster response is short, even though the recovery effort can continue for many years.
  — Bruce Deboskey, The Denver Post, 14 July 2019
• Hilliard and the crew can share pictures and videos to make the creatures more personable and stress the importance of keeping them a part of the ecosystem, but people tend to have a short attention span and be dismissive.
  — Andrew Nicla, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2019
• But Trump’s goldfish attention span is one reason the previous leadership endorsed a moon, then Mars, scheme for human exploration.
  — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 19 July 2019
• Innovating with video Given the general trend of shortening attention spans, short-form videos have been emerging as a popular media format in recent times.
  — Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, 29 July 2019
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Think about a kid’s attention span when picking a task.
  — Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2020
• 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
• But the effect on the attention span isn’t the only danger of Twitter.
  — Alexandra Desanctis, National Review, 20 Mar. 2022
• Hundreds of shows on dozens of platforms compete for kids' short attention spans.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
• This is by no means a problem unique to Megan — in the streaming era, albums are bloated in a race to drive up numbers, completely contradicting the shrunken attention spans that come with the social media age.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2024

Last Updated: 19 Sep 2024