How to Use attraction in a Sentence

attraction

noun
  • She is the star attraction of the show.
  • The waterfall continues to be the main attraction at the park.
  • His attraction to her grew over the course of their time together.
  • What are the attractions of owning your own business?
  • The town's big attraction for movie lovers is the annual film festival.
  • A good relationship is based on more than just physical attraction.
  • There's a strong sexual attraction between them.
  • I understand the attraction of skydiving, but I could never do it.
  • The main attraction came later in the evening, when the bride and groom tied the knot.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The attraction of Eileen is in the set-up — in the unknowns.
    K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The main attraction is a spicy feast of shrimp, sausage, and corn.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The towers have been a star attraction since the space opened in 2004.
    Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Time for what may well be the main attraction of Funk Wav Bounces Vol.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 15 July 2022
  • In a cacophonous world, maybe that's part of the attraction.
    Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2022
  • In any event, the art, clearly, was not the main attraction here.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2022
  • While the tostadas are the star attraction at the cenaduria, there are no misfires on the rest of Varela’s menu.
    Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2022
  • What if this was just some kind of phase, and my attraction to women won out in the end?
    R.k. Russell, Men's Health, 22 June 2023
  • The city is open to ideas on how best to turn the little park into a big attraction.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
  • James said it’s a site where the land itself remains the main attraction.
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  • The real attraction, the reef, is a few meters off shore.
    Anabel Dean, CNN, 18 May 2022
  • What is the attraction for Portland fans now, Nike stores?
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2023
  • The venue also serves as a nightlife attraction for residents in and around the city.
    John Sharp | , al, 22 Mar. 2023
  • But, of course, the painterly wonders are just one of many attractions in the French Riviera.
    Amy Louise Bailey, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Bonuses have long been part of the attraction to working on Wall Street.
    Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Much of the attraction of this trend revolves around the desire to connect to a simpler time.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2022
  • In the Life piece, Buckley admits his attraction to Smith, but only in the vaguest terms.
    Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 7 Mar. 2022
  • There's much to see and do, but for some visitors, San Diego's food scene is the main attraction.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The building was hot; Doncic, the main attraction, was cold.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The source noted that philanthropy is part of their mutual attraction.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 25 July 2025
  • Washing dishes and cleaning your sink will remove possible attractions for pests and breeding grounds for mold or other smells that gather in a damp sink.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025

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