- present participle of attend.
attending
Example Sentences
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However, the publicist said he came to the realization that “McGraw did not want him present in the building or attending meetings with TBN executives.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
After attending the Connecticut boarding school Hotchkiss, she earned a scholarship to Princeton, arriving on campus in the late 1980s hoping to take at least one writing class with Toni Morrison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
She believed they were duped by the daughter of ex-president Jacob Zuma under the pretext of attending a personal development course in Russia.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae are pictured on the Financial Times' front page attending a circus performance celebrating the 81st anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese rule.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
He’s known for eating rice pudding and picking at his cuticles while he talks to you about attending Whitworth, his alma mater.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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