How to Use attuned in a Sentence

attuned

adjective
  • Listeners attuned to Latin beats may very well find the same joy.
    Raisa Bruner, Time, 28 June 2019
  • Some of his supporters think Biden is more attuned to his party than he’s given credit for.
    Philip Elliott / Concord, Time, 5 June 2019
  • Elite runners tend to be exceptionally attuned to their bodies.
    Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2019
  • The monochromatic outfit was attuned to recent developments on the runway, too.
    Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2019
  • And to say that the Saudis are not completely attuned to Western values would be a vast understatement.
    Winston Groom, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2018
  • People may be acutely attuned to subtle changes in their bodies, like increased pain or fatigue, that end up being significant but may be hard for doctors to detect.
    Judith Graham, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2019
  • People may be acutely attuned to subtle changes in their bodies, such as increased pain or fatigue, that end up being significant but may be hard for doctors to detect.
    Judith Graham, The Denver Post, 1 July 2019
  • Harborside officials remain closely attuned to the company's long-standing brand and role in the cannabis activism movement.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 10 June 2019
  • My first two pregnancies have been gradually becoming more proprioceptive, more attuned to the subtleties that are going on [in my body].
    Nicole Cliffe, SELF, 26 June 2019
  • Mitski is peculiarly attuned to the brevity and fractured nature of modern attention spans.
    Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 1 July 2019
  • Researchers in Sweden found that dogs’ anxiety levels rose along with those of their humans, implying that the pets are highly attuned to their human companions’ moods.
    Maddie Burakoff, Smithsonian, 7 June 2019
  • Most people are not highly attuned to political events and use various cognitive shortcuts to help them make rational choices while voting, anyway.
    Jennifer Victor, Vox, 30 Oct. 2018
  • Attachment parenting emphasizes a strong bond between parents and children, with parents being highly attuned and receptive to their child's needs.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2018
  • Because of evolution, the human brain is better attuned to people, places and things, and to sensory and emotional experiences, than to data or concepts.
    James Taranto, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2019
  • In the rainy season, a skylight above the bed will keep you attuned to the shifting of the clouds.
    Vogue, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The soundtrack to this film is acutely attuned to the landscape.
    Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The rhythm and motions of the chairs are really well attuned to how the camera moves and how the shots are cut.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Bird watchers tend to become more attuned to the wider world.
    Lila MacLellan, Quartz, 25 June 2021
  • Amid this stream, people tend to be more attuned to that which resonates with their minds the most.
    Sharmin Ali, Forbes, 16 May 2022
  • As time passes, Gil becomes more attuned to the desert’s birds.
    Christine Smallwood, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The sun rises later and light lasts longer in the evening, but our bodies are more attuned to light in the mornings and darkness in the evenings.
    Dr. Alicia Zellmer, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The prospect of inflation is likely to make people even more attuned to their cash, too.
    Telis Demos, WSJ, 9 May 2022
  • People are more attuned to their holistic well-being and how to manage the stress that comes from any job.
    Dinesh Sheth, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Shoppers have become attuned to big sale events over the summer months.
    Kiri Masters, Forbes, 12 July 2022
  • Claire is really attuned to that and hopefully the film is as well.
    Stuart Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
  • And everyone else was already kind of attuned to being able to do that. . . .
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2021
  • But that hinges on whether the world’s largest seafood chain adapts to changing market demands and gets attuned to what customers want.
    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 30 July 2024
  • Even in the rare corners of the planet these domes haven't yet reached, organisms already seem attuned to the faintest changes in lighting.
    Joshua Sokol, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The king has made several other bids to seem attuned to modern Britain.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Cowen envisions a time when voice assistants are far more attuned to your feelings, responding with what appears to be genuine empathy when you are frustrated.
    Will Knight, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024

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