How to Use attentive in a Sentence

attentive

adjective
  • The hospital is proud of its attentive staff.
  • Our waiter was very attentive.
  • This has made the males attentive to the mood of the female hawks.
    Ernie Cowan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • The warm and attentive service is just the bean sprout on top.
    Axios Charlotte Team, Axios, 19 July 2024
  • But fans were attentive enough to add the gallery response that the pros longed for.
    Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 30 May 2021
  • Among the group that sees it that way, 72% say Biden hasn't been attentive to the right issues.
    Jennifer Agiesta, CNN, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The wine list is deep, and the service is attentive and knowledgable.
    Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 9 July 2018
  • There was a swim up bar and attentive service at the beach chairs.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The waitstaff is very attentive and the food arrives fast and hot.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
  • To be deeply attentive to one thing is, of course, to let others fall away.
    Hari Kunzru, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
  • Rocha was attentive to form while Buchanan caught each throw in a mitt with the ease and rhythm of a pizza dough twirler.
    Sophia Kercher, latimes.com, 6 July 2018
  • The staff was lovely, cheerful and attentive; the vibes were good.
    Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020
  • While the crane parents are attentive, both of its chicks face risks.
    Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • The moves turned her into the kind of person who makes friends fast—warm and attentive, but serene.
    Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 21 May 2019
  • The hope is that the ref will, going forward, will be more attentive. ...
    Sam Amick, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Drivers are supposed to be attentive and keep their hands on the wheel.
    Matt McFarland, CNN, 29 June 2021
  • Few paintings seem as alive, as switched on, as attentive to you.
    Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2020
  • All the birds seemed happy to be with their fellow-birds, and with the gentle, attentive staff.
    Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
  • Swift and Kelce’s menu Our waiter, Juan, was attentive, from the drink service to the entrees.
    Yvette Walker, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Hugo, one of the most attentive English setters, tucked in behind me on the floor and licked Cheyenne’s face.
    Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Dec. 2021
  • And Lazaro says the defense can paint a picture of James Craig as a kind and attentive partner.
    Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • And Maria's dog, a sweet black mutt named Patchoulie, stood nearby, head cocked, attentive.
    Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2018
  • The video features footage of the five adorable kittens and their attentive mother, named Toady.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • Fans were much more attentive in the minutes before the game, at least in the seating areas.
    John Branch, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2017
  • The staff is attentive, the neighbors are warm, her two children have lots of playmates right on-site.
    New York Times, 11 May 2018
  • All kids need loving and attentive care, but the orchids even more so.
    Jenny Anderson, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Both attentive and wary, the animals seemed not from this world.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
  • These works are attentive to the rewards of story (What will happen to the butler on his road trip?
    Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2021
  • The gleeful, attentive crowd — heavy on young women in cowgirl drag — cheered on the new songs and cheered even harder for the old ones.
    Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 26 July 2025
  • With little to no visitors during this period, staff have more time to be attentive, hands-on, and spend quality time with guests.
    Maija De Rijk-Uys published, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025

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