How to Use special interest in a Sentence

special interest

noun
  • What makes the place of special interest is a tiny shop just to the right of the front door.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
  • Half in Shenzhen and half in Hong Kong, the street has always been a place of special interest.
    CNN, 17 June 2021
  • There are two places of special interest in the retina.
    Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The principal, Earl B. Thomas, took a special interest in me and gave me a part-time job on the weekend.
    Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Javar took a special interest in styling in high school and knew that a creative career was his life path.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024
  • With so much on the line, massive amounts of money from wealthy donors and special interest groups have flooded the state.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The game was of special interest to Braun, who competed head-to-head against Bueckers in high school.
    Star Tribune, 8 Mar. 2021
  • There are spring break camps and special interest classes for youths and adults age 50 and older.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2023
  • That is the same handle used on Reddit by someone with a special interest in face paint.
    Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Wu said to the crowd of politicos, special interest groups, and families.
    Kate Selig, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2022
  • Claire takes a special interest in Eric, agreeing to tutor him for the SAT, for free, outside school.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Viewers in Alabama may have a special interest in the series, courtesy of a link to our state.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 13 Dec. 2020
  • The rhetoric is weaponized to expand state power and advance special interests.
    WIRED, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Mitchell’s opus was of special interest to me, and not just because its subject matter was a major part of my childhood.
    Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2022
  • At school, Benjamin takes a special interest in Samuel and asks him to consider joining the debate team.
    Olivia Truffaut-Wong, refinery29.com, 22 June 2021
  • In this show two areas of special interest are evident: one is a passion for red and orange glazes, which are used on nearly a third of the pots here.
    Roberta Smith, New York Times, 6 July 2023
  • And General Johnson, at the time Colonel Johnson, took a special interest in us within that group.
    Renarda Williams, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Of special interest were the comments of the father of the Canadian tennis star going into the final.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
  • But being the biggest name among people with a special interest in online privacy still amounts to being a big fish in a small pond.
    Gilad Edelman, Wired, 16 June 2021
  • The group argues that by not providing the texts, the chair is preventing the public from seeing the full scope of his involvement with special interest groups.
    Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The elite class has plenty of special interest groups and lobbyists to represent them.
    Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Spain has a special interest in remaining on good terms with Algeria, which provides much of its gas needs.
    Elaine Ganley, ajc, 28 May 2022
  • Because the cliques at your school are difficult to break into, ask what kind of special interest clubs exist on your campus.
    Abigail Van Buren, al, 31 Aug. 2023
  • For most of his career, Dewey had no special interest in China, but in the spring of 1919 he was invited to deliver a series of lectures in Japan.
    Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
  • And politicians listen to the special interest dollars over their own constituents.
    Corey A. Deangelis, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
  • The former is of special interest, as he’s rumored to be playing a character who is supposed to be top secret.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Though Archegos was flagged as a client of special interest, Credit Suisse acted more slowly than other banks, and ended up on the wrong side of a fire sale.
    Margot Patrick, WSJ, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Their hosts, a reclusive elderly couple, take a special interest in their young guests.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Lawmakers and special interests need to understand people who leave don’t pay taxes in the state left behind.
    The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 14 July 2024
  • By relying so heavily on one group, Jacobs risks being marginalized as a tool of special interests.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2024

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