Sentence examples for attention provoking from inspiring English sources

Still others are notable primarily for the way the author creates unforgettable characters — beings so real, so complex, so absorbing that you think about them long after you finish the book, and you cannot quite believe they will no longer be holding your attention, provoking that startled pang of understanding and fellow feeling.

He died in a Russian prison after being denied medical attention, provoking US sanctions.

Issues concerning selective attention provoke new questions about visual segmentation, and vice-versa.

When an overly friendly neighbor (played by Takal) barges in and befriends the couple, the subtle shifts in allegiance and attention provoke jealousy and a romantic crisis.

To begin with, Adam Thomas sought attention by provoking fights and getting involved in drunken pranks.

On the eve of the government move against her, Foreign Minister Win Aung said that Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi was trying to attract international attention by provoking authorities into arresting her.

Khizr Khan, the gold-star father of a Muslim American soldier who died fighting in Iraq, first gained national attention by provoking Donald Trump with his pocket Constitution at the Democratic National Convention in July.

But harmonic innovations, being the most audible, have received the most attention and provoked the most backlash.

That remains to be seen, but the protests have already gained enough attention to provoke angry reactions in some quarters.

The Nike logo on the football at Mike Leach's feet, on your cover, arrested my attention and provoked my curiosity.

The decades of perennial fires, logging and other forms of land clearing have long captured international attention and provoked widespread criticism of Brazil's policies.