attain
Example Sentences
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“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
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
Pereira was arrested in his room at an asylum hotel in Uxbridge, west London, and told officers about his "long and tireless battle with the Home Office to try to attain asylum", said the prosecutor.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
That was quite an accomplishment in an era when the average Negro had been able to attain only an eighth-grade education, and only about 5 percent had graduated from college.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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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