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

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

It would be several more weeks before I was ready to release my attachment to Jesse.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

They were thin and long, with an attachment at the end that made them resemble plumbing parts someone had ripped out of an industrial pump.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner