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

The magazine described a transactional attachment: "What attracted Clinton to Epstein was quite simple: He had a plane."

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

But at this moment the meaning of the masklike attachment in front of it suddenly sank into him.

From "1984" by George Orwell