attention span
noun
: the length of time during which one (such as an individual or a group) is able to concentrate or remain interested
Examples of attention span in a Sentence
people with short attention spans
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He was born and raised in San Mateo County, California, and was described by his parents as a very serious kid with an impressive attention span and memory.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
PlatinumGames share many of the same predilections at Team Ninja (mainly boobs and violence) but carved their own niche as the creators of hyper-kinetic action games like Bayonetta that stretch the boundaries of what the human attention span can manage.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Even now, when there is little that can be called conventional wisdom anymore, one thing everyone seems to agree on is that American attention spans keep getting shorter.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
And their attention spans are shorter.
—Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
PlatinumGames share many of the same predilections at Team Ninja (mainly boobs and violence) but carved their own niche as the creators of hyper-kinetic action games like Bayonetta that stretch the boundaries of what the human attention span can manage.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Even now, when there is little that can be called conventional wisdom anymore, one thing everyone seems to agree on is that American attention spans keep getting shorter.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
And their attention spans are shorter.
—Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for attention span
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“Attention span.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attention%20span. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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