attachment

Example Sentences

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To push Alfredo away, Violetta resorts to lying about having another romantic attachment.

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

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

“She loves him then excessively, I suppose. It must have been from attachment only, that she could be led to form the engagement. Her affection must have overpowered her judgment.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen