attachment

Example Sentences

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Farr acknowledges that her children’s deep attachment to the family home has made it difficult to let go of the property.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Many of the fossils display unusual combinations of features, such as tentacles, stalks, attachment discs, and feeding structures that could be turned inside out.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

McCarthy readily confesses he’s “very much a loner,” quiet and pensive — and yet he craves attachment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

To push Alfredo away, Violetta resorts to lying about having another romantic attachment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

It is presumably hollow but with no discernible hinges, no nails, no attachment points; it looks like a solid block of highly polished wood.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr