NOUN
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the object upon which interest and attention focuses
his stories made him the center of the party
How To Use center of attention In A Sentence
- Once the sambuca was the center of attention, the other ships could draw up alongside the rest of the seawall and send troops up ladders with impunity. The Grass Crown
- We are changing God's glorious and holy celebration into an outreach enterprise, and He is no longer the center of attention; he's no longer honored and glorified in our worship.
- And it is that very character that makes him appealing to the punditry who talk him up - they are just like him, opportunists who swing with the breeze of public opinion, who like to claim the high ground in order to sneer upon the commoners below, who think that being the center of attention is always good and that principles are something only prigs and fools have ... Joe Lieberman as the Democrats Sarah Palin?
- Yes, when the master networker is off trying to be the center of attention, they can take a lot of the attention and it is tough. Kristine Kathryn Rusch » Freelancer’s Survival Guide: 2 Personality Types (Networking Part 6)
- When the Americans met him on their second day in Flensburg, he was dressed in a plain business suit, which made him look like a youthful college professor; and like most professors, he delighted in being the center of attention. Masters of the Air
- Thus we use the word contemplation so people might know we are talking about a totally different operating system, different software where the private self is not the center of attention and interpretation. Fr. Richard Rohr: Contemplation: Finding Ourselves, Finding God
- In the area of photocatalysis, developing colloidal semiconductor systems capable of converting visible light to a useful form of energy has also been the center of attention.
- She was the center of attention
- Google was the center of attention this week when it announced its new online payment service, dubbed Google Checkout, which could rival eBay's popular PayPal e-payment service. Fed Comments Boost Tech Stocks
- Being a fledgeling GM allowed me to be at the center of attention and practice wit, charm and acting. Life without Dungeons and Dragons: A kid’s tale of alternate realities