How to Use attract in a Sentence

attract

verb

• The chance to travel around the world attracted me to a career as a flight attendant.
• The bird's colorful feathers are used to attract a mate.
• The scent will attract certain insects.
• Her bright blue eyes attracted me.
• The museum attracts visitors from all over the world.
• Certain insects are attracted by the scent.
• The company has a difficult time attracting good employees because of its poor pay and benefits.
• Daum hopes telling that story will attract more people to the state and drive economic growth.
  — Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2023
• And since pets don’t pay for their own care, veterinarians cater their businesses to attract human clients.
  — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2023
• Their frontyard has native plants that attract hummingbirds and monarch butterflies.
  — Ian Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2023
• Some retailers are struggling to attract inflation-weary customers who are cutting back or becoming more choosy in searching for sales and deals.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
• With enough heat on his name to attract the attention of American record labels, James has just signed a deal and set up shop in a luxe beach house in Hawaii to record his debut album.
  — Andrew Barker, Variety, 22 Jan. 2023
• Look for formulas with humectants like glycerin or aloe vera, which attract moisture, and lightweight emollients like shea butter, argan oil, or jojoba oil to soften and nourish strands.
  — Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Dec. 2024
• Bryant hopes to attract more donors in the coming year.
  — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
• But he isn’t attracted to her and hopes to throw her into the arms of his pal.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
• But she was attracted to the show’s ambition and the role’s depth.
  — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
• But who you’re attracted to — the who — is the most important thing.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
• Food attracts stink bugs in your house just like other pests.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 7 July 2023
• The Voie Verte, one of the oldest greenways in France, attracts many cyclists.
  — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2023
• The goal for the park has always been to attract people to the city’s downtown, which was long home to offices, Ladd said.
  — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
• All that trash used to sit on the street out of containers for hours, attracting rats.
  — Chantelle Lee, TIME, 15 May 2024
• Click here to read more about the way campaigns are leaning on Google and news to attract voters.
  — Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
• The restaurant is one of the most famous in the country, attracting hordes of tourists and locals alike.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
• Expect his food and drinks to attract many as people come from far and wide to Eden Roc for its Art Week events.
  — Essence, 4 Dec. 2023
• For starters, what attracts you to these down-on-their-luck everymen?
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
• The tax credits are designed to bring prices down and attract more buyers.
  — Tom Krisher and Fatima Hussein, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2023
• And all he's done is now give someone else a chance to attract that vote in Iowa and South Carolina.
  — Jacob Rosen, Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2023
• That’s not the kind of thing that’s going to attract people for 100 hours of viewership on the platform.
  — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2023
• What attracted me to this whole world was the intimacy of that tragedy.
  — Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2023
• The Swiss city has long attracted wealthy, high-net-worth newcomers from around the world for a number of reasons, including its strong currency, competitive tax rates, and overall quality of life.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Jan 2025