become attached

Example Sentences

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If you do it multiple years in a row, somehow you become attached to the glacier, and you’re curious how he is doing.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

Faculty, staff and other students could also report specific concerns about an individual’s professionalism, resulting in write-ups the contents of which could become attached to their permanent records, following them like scarlet letters.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2024

Even if you rinse the sink with water after washing the chicken, this may not be sufficient to remove all the pathogenic bacteria that have become attached.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2023

Some insiders will take items "with no intention of ever selling them, but because they have become attached to the collections and they feel that they appreciate these items more than the institution does".

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2023

It turns out they really have become attached to me, and the idea of my returning to the arena has undone them.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins