attracted

past tense of attract

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of attracted Miami has attracted another tech company to the booming financial district. — Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 Volo has attracted private-equity investors and gone on a buying spree to snap up smaller competitors in recent years. — Alex Harring,brandon Gomez, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026 Having survived World War II as a child and later found global fame as an actress, Audrey was attracted to Switzerland for the peace and privacy the country offered. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026 Kansas City officials revealed this week that this summer’s event in Kansas City — which featured six games and four base camps for international soccer teams — attracted 680,000 visitors to KC. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 The inaugural show attracted more than 1,800 attendees and 95 exhibitors, according to the organizer. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026 Despite the zoning designation, the neighborhood attracted working-class families who lived in modest single-family houses. — Jena Brooker, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2026 Patterson, now 52, was found guilty last July after a jury trial that attracted international attention due to the unusual method of murder – death cap mushrooms hidden inside portions of beef wellington at a family lunch in July 2023. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026 But there are many theories about why people are attracted to true crime, with serial killers being the stars of that world. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attracted
Verb
  • But while Cartman and Ike are in Sephora, they get enticed into going into the backrooms with an employee, which look straight out of Kane Parsons’ horror film.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • During the mid-2000s, some tribal members, enticed by a chance at life-changing money, got involved in moving people and drugs, fueling cycles of arrest and incarceration that exacerbated challenges the community was already facing.
    — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • What interested me most was the psychic cost of doing this work day in and day out.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Someone interested primarily in direct one-to-one dating may place less value on its community emphasis.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The projects drew opposition over concerns about water consumption, electricity costs, and environmental protections.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Since her 2019 debut, PURGE, which drew from her experiences in the New York and Berlin rave and punk scenes, Chen has been moving toward ever-sharper contrasts between caustic drones and close-mic’d croons.
    — James Gui, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Attracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attracted. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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