attention span

noun

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Examples: attention span in a Sentence

Definition of attention span

: the length of time during which one (such as an individual or a group) is able to concentrate or remain interested

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Examples of attention span in a Sentence

people with short attention spans

Recent Examples of attention span from the Web

Letting go is particularly challenging because the transformation is unfolding under the sharp eyes (and short attention spans) of public-market shareholders.

— phil wahba, Fortune, "Why Nordstrom Is Betting on High-Touch Tech," 25 May 2018
Image The Met Gala was a prelude to an evening of after-parties that vied for the fickle attention spans of its boldfaced attendees.

— ben detrick, New York Times, "Jennifer Lopez, Michael B. Jordan and Emma Stone Keep Partying After Met Gala," 9 May 2018
Running down the Cubs’ 8-4 opening day for fans with tweet-attention spans: Good decision on the leadoff spot, Joe.

— steve rosenbloom, chicagotribune.com, "Cubs' opening shots: Good decision on that Ian Happ leadoff plan, Joe," 29 Mar. 2018
But the barrage of sometimes split-second scenes seems geared toward young audience members with the shortest of attention spans.

— OregonLive.com, "'Lifeboat' tells teens' terrifying World War II survivors' tale," 15 Jan. 2018
The president, notorious for a short attention span, stayed engaged and refrained from airing previous claims that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese — a sign the French viewed positively, the officials said.

— Washington Post, "Macron confident Trump will commit to a new Syria strategy," 26 Apr. 2018
My reasoning has nothing to do with the internet, a dwindling attention span etc.

— paul daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Paul Daugherty blog: Second-guessing season begins for 2018 Cincinnati Reds, Bryan Price," 12 Apr. 2018
Gun control activists might rightly lament the nation’s short attention span, which shifted outrage to Facebook and Cambridge Analytica in April.

— priya satia, The New Republic, "What Mass Shootings and Big Data Have in Common," 10 May 2018
Perhaps more than any other sport in today’s crowded entertainment landscape, NASCAR faces obstacles that are going to be difficult to overcome. NASCAR’s season is too long, the races are too long and our attention span is too short.

— mike bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Selling NASCAR might be only way to save shrinking sport from becoming as irrelevant as horse racing," 9 May 2018

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