the center of attention

noun phrase

: the person most noticed and watched by other people

He likes to be the center of attention.

Examples of the center of attention in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Firing off a 3-pointer over the outstretched hands of New York’s Mikal Bridges, getting into the lane against Knicks swingman Josh Hart or tossing in a floater over Karl-Anthony Towns simply doesn’t hit as hard as being the center of attention in a network television studio in midtown Manhattan. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025

Ole Miss, which beat its rivals — Mississippi State — on Friday, is currently the center of attention in the college football world. —Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025

Keeping the walls and furniture in monochromatic hues of green allow a centuries-old stone fireplace to be the center of attention in this colonial-style formal living room. —Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025

Various companies showed concepts for spectacular and futuristic train cars, but Brightline was the center of attention. —Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for the center of attention

• apprehension
• comprehension
• condescension
• hypertension
• hypotension
• reinvention
• reprehension
• resuspension
• chemoprevention
• hyperextension
• incomprehension
• misapprehension