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
People have become attached to a certain image of who she is that isn’t the “full picture.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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
DUMBLEDORE: I — did not wish to become attached to you— HARRY: Protecting yourself, even then!
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
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