The phrase "attention for something" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It can be used when referring to the act of focusing or directing interest towards a specific subject or issue, but it is better to use it in a more specific context.
Example: "The committee's attention for the environmental issues was evident during the meeting."
Alternatives: "focus on something" or "consideration for something".
It's heady being the center of national attention for something other than a school shooting.
Cancer had given me a reverse celebrity status: all the attention for something you didn't want to be known for.
Boras's announcement served to grab attention for something that he could have waited 12 hours to publicize.
But lately, the city has been drawing national attention for something other than its popularity as a summer spot.
Heading into tonight's Game 3 of the Red Sox-Cardinals World Series, Fox's Joe Buck is receiving attention for something he has never, thankfully, said during a ballgame.
"I had the bottom set last year and even then, when you got their attention for something, they did want to learn.
His performances are shamelessly bombastic in a way that is so undeniably American: A well-dressed male selling make-believe to the desperate, to people half on their phones, half paying attention, looking for something easy.
These were big events that often allowed students who were struggling in other academic subjects to discover that they were actually good at something and could get some attention for doing something well.
Other experts agreed that once a big brand becomes known for a certain cause, it does make it more difficult for another company to gain the same amount of attention for doing something similar.
Perhaps after all the publicity the city has received for its trainwreck mayor, it might be nice to get a little attention for doing something positive.
Your parents will give you more attention for doing something nice.
