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1 —8 uses as in:
Turn your focus to question #2.
Definition
verb: to concentrate, look at, or pay attention to
noun: the act of concentration, or the ability to concentrate
(to concentrate is to direct attention or effort towards a single thing)
noun: the act of concentration, or the ability to concentrate
(to concentrate is to direct attention or effort towards a single thing)
- I nodded, but my attention was focused on June.
- I kept my eyes focused on the priest who was standing outside one of the cells.
- I guess we were all so focused on his return that it took us several moments to realize that the quiet wasn't just a lack of conversation.
- I focused my attention on the napkin on my lap.
- By then, though, Shay was standing on the chair again, his attention focused on something else.
- "Remember," I had said to Shay, "focus only on me.
- Focus, I mouthed, and he nodded.
- But right now, I have other things to focus on.
There are no more uses of "focus" flagged with this meaning in Change of Heart by Picoult.
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- I glanced at Shay and saw him looking at me with utter focus, his eyes clear and shrewd.
- It was a crime of passion-the only discrepancy is that I focused on the passion part and the courts focused on the crime.
- It was a crime of passion-the only discrepancy is that I focused on the passion part and the courts focused on the crime.
- What's this?" an officer asked, focusing not on the bird that had been whipped across the cell but on the baby-blue tissues that fluttered down over his boots.
- I ignored him and focused on Shay.
- Then I shifted position, so that I blocked Lucius from my sight, focusing on Shay.
- Maybe for Maggie, it was mending whatever kept her focused on her faults instead of her strengths.
- I picked Focus on Abs, instead of the easier Upper Arm.
- Seeing me, she did a double take, and I realized her eyes were focused on my clerical collar.
- In Gnostic texts, the focus wasn't on sin and repentance, but instead on illusion and enlightenment.
- He smiled at me, his eyes piercing and suddenly focused.
There are no more uses of "focus" in Change of Heart by Picoult.
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