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.
  • Plus, the hose attachment is over 2.6 feet long, giving you ample space to reach pretty deep.
    Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Keep the forearm and back gains coming by shifting your towel grip over to the landmine attachment.
    Tony Gentilcore, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The mixer also comes with a dough hook, whisk, and flat beater attachments, which are dishwasher-safe.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This one comes with a lot of nice features, too, like a cup warmer on top and a milk frothing attachment (sold separately).
    Louis Mazzante, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Those inserts even include an attachment point for a handle to easily pull them off the burners while hot.
    New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The magnetic attachment keeps the case securely closed.
    Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The narrator will never truly escape from his attachments.
    Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the shortening (or lard or butter) on high speed just to soften, about 30 seconds.
    Pati Jinich, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Physical and emotional pain were not separate—each illness was a reminder of your attachment to someone close to you who was now pulling you toward them by eating your soul.
    Piers Vitebsky, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Styling your hair is as effortless as changing the attachment head on T3's AireBrush Duo.
    Allure, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Most private developers avoid it, either because of the extra expense or because of their attachment to transparency.
    Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Keep in Mind: Its handheld vacuum attachment isn’t effective at removing hair from upholstery.
    Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2022
  • But parents often describe their attachment to their children as having their hearts walking around outside their bodies — so proposals to stash their hearts in the basement tend not to be so objectively received.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Notably, the toy comes with an additional mouth attachment called the Liquid Air, which is thinner and offers more of a water-pulsing sensation than licking.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The attachment was a picture of two shiny bullets in the palm of a hand.
    Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023
  • This caused the attachment to fall, taking the roofer along with the boom and hitting the street.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Bonus points for the nose hair attachment to round it out.
    Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 7 July 2023
  • Don’t click on links and attachments—if there is a doubt, then there is no doubt.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • Scrape any dough from the paddle attachment back to the bowl, then fit the mixer with the dough hook and knead for 2 minutes.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Anyone who’s butchered a deer knows that a deer’s front legs do not sport the ball-and-socket attachment of the rear legs.
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Most tents will have a center pocket or attachment point to allow for the use of a lantern.
    Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The Extreme Max converts to a hand vac in a few moments and comes with three attachments.
    Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Use a box grater to the grater attachment on your food processor.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Transfer the cream cheese mixture to a large clean bowl and switch stand mixer to whisk attachment.
    Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Pop on the round brush attachment and see results in minutes.
    Samantha Olson, seventeen.com, 1 June 2023
  • These days, a large email attachment is pretty good, too.
    Nate Jones, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Pour it into the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment.
    Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2023

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