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
But what kind of a Jew, with my waning attachment to ritual observance and insistent questioning of Orthodox belief?
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
“But I hope there is no strong attachment on either side,” said Jane.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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