attain
Example Sentences
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You certainly did not attain your wealth alone.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Eventually, those two attain the life they assumed was permanently out of reach by bending to the Chairwoman’s will.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 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
At High Desert Test Sites, Zittel’s famous A-Z West escape pods are no longer used for camping after the city said the nonprofit would have to attain a commercial camping permit to continue.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
One moment I believed, I was dedicated, willing to lie on the blazing coals, do anything to attain a position on the campus—then snap!
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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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