attuned; attuning; attunes
1
: to bring into harmony : tune
2
: to make aware or responsive
attune businesses to changing trends
Examples of attune in a Sentence
after years spent in academia, he's finding it difficult to attune himself to the corporate culture
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
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The Saints are behaving methodically despite the excitement about Shough, spending on players who can be weight-bearing walls in the next phase of their team-building, while attuned to bringing down the age of the team.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
People not attuned to the evangelical world may have missed the growing prominence of hyper-politicized churches such as Mercy Culture, which have become a key wing of the MAGA coalition.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
In praise of writing stories attuned to the details of everyday life.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
The Saints are behaving methodically despite the excitement about Shough, spending on players who can be weight-bearing walls in the next phase of their team-building, while attuned to bringing down the age of the team.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
People not attuned to the evangelical world may have missed the growing prominence of hyper-politicized churches such as Mercy Culture, which have become a key wing of the MAGA coalition.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for attune
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“Attune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attune. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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