attachment
Example Sentences
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Farr acknowledges that her children’s deep attachment to the family home has made it difficult to let go of the property.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Many of the fossils display unusual combinations of features, such as tentacles, stalks, attachment discs, and feeding structures that could be turned inside out.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
McCarthy readily confesses he’s “very much a loner,” quiet and pensive — and yet he craves attachment.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
In between, she violates her professional dictum of avoiding emotional attachment by falling for Alfredo, who offers true love.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Following the breakup, Thembi would frequendy wear my clothes, even though they were far too large for him; they gave him some kind of attachment to his too-often-distant father.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing attachment
The Circuit
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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