attachment

Example Sentences

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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

Companies like Apple and Amazon leverage emotional attachment or essential services to maintain consumer loyalty against AI threats.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The staffer attached amended search results, but Missouri officials withheld the attachment from its response to a public records request and did not respond to a question about how many corrections were made.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

His stomach was enormous, an incongruous attachment to an otherwise finely proportioned body.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy