The phrase "attracted admiration" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something or someone that has garnered positive attention or respect from others.
Example: "The artist's latest exhibition attracted admiration from critics and art lovers alike."
Alternatives: "gained appreciation" or "earned respect".
That ability to look at life sideways is what has most consistently attracted admiration.
The striking body of hair has attracted admiration from expert horse fanciers as well as casual enthusiasts.
China's hard power, in terms of cash, is certainly increasing; but its careless use of that power has not attracted admiration.
War Crime!" The longer Haw protested, and the longer Britain's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan dragged on and lost credibility, the more he attracted admiration, grudging and otherwise.
The government has attracted admiration for its success in steering the process that has brought the promise of an end to a century's sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland, but it is squandering its reputation through disclosures from tribunals of cronyism and corruption that still permeate Ireland's public life.
At a time when millions of people are experiencing the impact of brutal economic policies and unbridled corporate greed, he has attracted admiration from Catholics and non-Catholics for his condemnation of the economic system and the simplicity of his own life.
In part, to show off: small mobiles, like big cars, attract admiration.
"But here he is in a position to win the title, attracting admiration and envy.
He attracts admiration as an economist for his diligent application of accepted wisdom, not for his brilliant and unusual insights.
Now it is President Bush who is portrayed as a divisive partisan figure attracting admiration and loathing in equal measure.
Jonathan Leko, West Bromwich Albion's 17-year-old winger, born in Kinshasa but an England Under-17 international, has been attracting admiration since making his league debut last month.
