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draw attention

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draw attention (third-person singular simple present draws attention, present participle drawing attention, simple past drew attention, past participle drawn attention)

to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something.
Please be quiet. We don't want to draw attention to ourselves.
I'd like to draw your attention to this part of the chart.

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It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths. Jean Rostand

In no way do I want to draw attention to myself. Scoot McNairy

Men who are not given any voice in this because of the secret nature of the courts, what they're left with is dressing up ridiculously, but at least using humour to try and draw attention to their kids. Bob Geldof

I wear white or pale-blue shirts and black knit ties: They don't draw attention to me in any kind of peacockish way. Charlie Siem

Always say 'no pun intended' to draw attention to the intended pun. Teju Cole

Great virtues may draw attention from defects, they cannot sanctify them. A pebble surrounded by diamonds remains a common stone, and a diamond surrounded by pebbles is still a gem. Robert G. Ingersoll

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