attain
Example Sentences
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Is it easier to find the empathy and humanity in playing a character desperate to attain the power than someone already holding it, like an Elon Musk or a Jeff Bezos?
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
“In normal life,” Mr. Nguyen writes, “we struggle in order to attain some goal that we really want.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
“In China, if they have a long-term goal, they can attain it.”
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Long-term, he says, Europe needs to think about how to better build energy stockpiles and reduce or reorganise energy consumption to attain more control over sudden supply changes, like we're seeing now.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
“He wanted to attain a position where he would be honored and respected. He wanted wealth.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing attain
Vocabulary from the Constitution of the United States
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Six
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