attachment
Example Sentences
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Compared with healthy control samples, Alzheimer's brain specimens showed substantially higher levels of sugar attachment to proteins.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Gyllenhaal has done the latter, it seems, reverting to flattened characters who don’t require bold artistic leaps or personal attachment, and thus don’t cause heartbreak if a film underperforms.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
The latest test involved the device's rowing attachment, which couldn't be properly tested on Earth.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The workshop begins with a lesson in emotions and attachment.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Dr. Harlow concludes that Phineas had "a great fondness for children, horses, and dogs—only exceeded by his attachment for his tamping iron, which was his constant companion during the remainder of his life."
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Vocabulary lists containing attachment
The Circuit
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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