How do you use Attract in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like pull or draw, plus the exact meaning.
Attract in a sentence
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Attract meaning
- To pull toward without touching.
- To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
- To incur.
Using Attract
- The main meaning on this page is: To pull toward without touching. | To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure. | To incur.
- Useful related words include: pull, draw, repel, pull in.
- In the example corpus, attract often appears in combinations such as: to attract, attract more, and attract.
Context around Attract
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Attract
- In this selection, "attract" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rodents, separately, cream, new, investors and pollinators stand out and add context to how "attract" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ability to attract new customers, able to attract and retain, attract new, attract visitors and help attract. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "attract" sits close to words such as ethnic, repeated and charging, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with attract
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This will attract rodents and rodents attract snakes. (8 words)
According to councillor Hopkins, “we have designed this to attract anti-social behaviour”. (13 words)
Actually, one of the indicators that attract people's attention is the youth unemployment rate. (15 words)
After a summer in which the Saudi Arabian League continued to attract big-name players, including Verratti’s former PSG team-mate Neymar who joined Al Hilal in Riyadh, the Italian is the second star to move to Qatar in less than a week. (44 words)
Active ETFs will be hampered by the fact that, unlike mutual funds, ETFs do not have a subscription period during which firms can attract investors, so the first promotion happens only after an ETF is listed, he said. (38 words)
They may have either a negative charge provided by the attached hydroxyl ion (OH − ), which can attract a cation, or lose the hydrogen of the hydroxyl to solution and display a positive charge which can attract anions. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Now the prairie is home to flowers that attract pollinators and butterflies; nesting boxes that attract birds such as tree swallows, wrens and chickadees; and informational signs to teach visitors about the plants.
Those that enter the awards could attract more customers, put themselves in a strong position against competitors, and attract new talent.
This will attract rodents and rodents attract snakes.
Thus, while buns and cream when sold separately attract only 5 per cent GST, buns with cream attract 18 per cent GST.
Even though KRA says no penalties will meted on defaulters during the transition period, late payment will attract a 5% penalty whereas late filing will attract a 5,000 shillings penalty per month.
Membership in ATI allows Nigeria to attract additional insurance capacity to help attract investments and it also increases ATI’s capacity to support sovereign and commercial transactions in the country.
Attract and retain the best talent – Effective teamwork, collaboration and communication give your organisation a competitive edge when it comes to being able to attract and retain the best talent.
They may have either a negative charge provided by the attached hydroxyl ion (OH − ), which can attract a cation, or lose the hydrogen of the hydroxyl to solution and display a positive charge which can attract anions.
Above the tree line, Alpine flowers are especially showy to attract the relatively few insects that live at high altitude.
According to councillor Hopkins, “we have designed this to attract anti-social behaviour”.
According to him, if elected, his government will tackle the crisis in the power sector by creating an enabling environment to attract fresh capital, decentralise transmission and deliver a cost-effective tariff for the power sector.
Active ETFs will be hampered by the fact that, unlike mutual funds, ETFs do not have a subscription period during which firms can attract investors, so the first promotion happens only after an ETF is listed, he said.
Actually, one of the indicators that attract people's attention is the youth unemployment rate.
Adding hashtags can attract more people to your account, and while you search for your interests and wish to discover more, you can do that by searching things based on hashtags, too.
Additionally, I believe that the company's ability to attract new customers and increase revenue through cross-selling and upselling opportunities will not be sufficient to compensate for the decrease in customer demand for additional hiring.
Adeleke said his administration was working hard to attract investors to the state, working in partnership with several federal and international agencies.
A design and heritage statement submitted on behalf of the applicant states: “The development proposal is to provide high quality staff accommodation in order to attract desperately needed new employees.
A double-walled structure keeps the outside cool, but the shiny exterior does attract and trap dust (seriously, it’s like a magnet for the stuff) so you’ll probably want to avoid touching it anyway.
Africa needs political and social stability to be the norm and adequate legal and regulatory frameworks to attract credible investors to the Continent.
After a summer in which the Saudi Arabian League continued to attract big-name players, including Verratti’s former PSG team-mate Neymar who joined Al Hilal in Riyadh, the Italian is the second star to move to Qatar in less than a week.
Phrases with attract
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Common combinations with attract
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: