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.
  • This one-and-done tool from Dyson offers attachments that can get the job complete in a flash—no matter the style.
    Kayla Greaves, Essence, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Use the crevice attachment to clean spaces that are hard to get to, including between couch cushions and windowsills.
    Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Instead of wasting time trying to pick up crumbs with a cloth, try the vacuum brush attachment to suck them up at the snap of a button.
    Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2022
  • L’Oréal Pro also did something cool with the airflow attachments.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Plus: Her forthcoming work shows that lonely people are also less likely to part with items and feel a deeper attachment to them.
    Linh Ta, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The steering wheel attachment bolt may loosen and separate from the steering column, resulting in a loose or detached steering wheel.
    Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2022
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium-high speed until light yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
    Ina Garten, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The attachment’s adapter fits over vacuum wands up to 62 millimeters in diameter.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The attachment allows the dough to be wrapped around a wooden cooking form and creates a dough cup that once cooled is filled with vanilla pudding and topped with chocolate frosting, whipped cream or hazelnut spread.
    Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The great staging of Hamid’s work is intimacy; the grooves of human attachment his sole preoccupation.
    Wired, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Step 3Add 1 cup sugar to the bowl and beat with a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
    People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022
  • In a clean bowl of the stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites, cream of tartar, and 1/8 teaspoon salt on medium speed until foamy, 1 to 2 minutes.
    Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
  • In addition to protection from government seizure, physical gold, such as gold bullion, is also much more protected than cash from seizure or attachment by creditors.
    Iron Monk Solutions, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The use of contraceptive medications that are designed to prevent fertilization or the attachment to the uterus are not prohibited.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 30 July 2022
  • For baseboards that are painted, Matthews suggests starting off by dusting them with a clean and dry microfiber cloth, Swiffer duster, hard broom, or vacuum cleaner attachment.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 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
  • It’s this distinction that the team counts as a sign of attachment.
    Bydavid Grimm, science.org, 20 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the warm milk and yeast.
    Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
  • We are being handed the keys to the city, but with a contour brush attachment.
    Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2022
  • 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

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