- present participle of attract.
attracting
Example Sentences
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“It starts attracting everybody,” he said of the forums he participated in and the speaking events he attended.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The application proposes that attracting termites toward treated areas could potentially allow technicians to space treatment holes farther apart while reducing labor and possibly the amount of insecticide needed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
They were featured in the Great Pavilion at this year's Chelsea Flower Show after attracting attention on social media.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Canada is implementing a tax change tied to the accelerated write off of capital equipment that attempts to move the country toward Prime Minister Mark Carney’s goal of attracting nearly $1 trillion of new investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
In Philadelphia itself an increasing number of cats were dropping dead every day, attracting, one Philadelphian complained, “an amazing number of flies and other insects.”
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
