How to Use attachment in a Sentence

attachment

noun
  • I need a longer attachment for the drill.
  • I'll send the document as an attachment to my next e-mail.
  • The vacuum cleaner attachments help clean in tight spaces.
  • Both attachments were easy to hand wash when we were done.
    Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Old attachments are ready to lose their hold.
    Usa Today, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
  • She’s lost some kind of attachment to that.
    Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • Comb through it with the round brush attachment.
    Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
  • Still, his attachment to the book struck me as telling.
    James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Spears is worth more than her attachment to any man, even the good ones.
    Michelle Rui, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2021
  • What’s the best bidet attachment to buy?
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a ski attachment that goes at the front end in place of the wheel.
    New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Don’t click on links and attachments—if there is a doubt, then there is no doubt.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • Use a soft floor attachment to remove any loose salt.
    Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Do not click on links or open attachments from unknown senders.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The attachments that come with the grinder are simple to change.
    Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
  • Which bidet attachment is best?
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Your shoulders are made up of three heads, or points of attachment.
    Elizabeth Millard, Cpt, SELF, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Here’s how to know if your child has formed a secure attachment.
    Emily Shiffer, Parents, 24 May 2026
  • But as the town grew in the years since, so did her attachment to the people.
    Calvin Woodward, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Jan. 2022
  • This involves three attachment points and casts a wider glow.
    Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
  • The attachments and the hose are gray in color.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026
  • What are the biggest signs of an avoidant attachment style?
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Wash attachments in warm, soapy water in the sink.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
  • Wash attachments in warm, soapy water in the sink.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Just don’t click through from any emails or download and open any attachments.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The good news is that local attachment isn’t fixed.
    Sean Richey, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Like dough on a mixer attachment, she was hooked.
    Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Mix the cream using the wire whip attachment.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Use a vacuum hose with an attachment or a duster to get the job done.
    Washington Post, 26 July 2021
  • The attachment was a picture of two shiny bullets in the palm of a hand.
    Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023

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