How to Use attend in a Sentence

attend

verb
  • She attends a school in the city.
  • We attend the same church.
  • I am the first child in my family to attend college.
  • A midwife attended the birth.
  • He'll be attending the university in the fall.
  • My husband and I will both attend the banquet.
  • How many people attended the baseball game?
  • He won't be attending the conference.
  • How many people will be attending?
  • Each nurse attends 15 patients.
  • James did not attend the event.
    — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • Missed the presales and want to attend a show?
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The watch parties are free to attend, and have drawn huge crowds.
    — Naomi Ruchim, CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • Some of those who attended wore masks or scarves over their faces.
    — CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Both programs are free to attend.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • All of the kids would attend each other’s games and make a day out of it.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Blain did not attend the meeting.
    — Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Healey did not attend the protest at the Common.
    — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • There are ways to attend a wedding and stick to a tight budget.
    — Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 27 July 2024
  • Five guests weren’t able to attend the wedding due to flight issues.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 28 July 2024
  • Frayer attended a small protest at the palace gates.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
  • His wife, two daughters and five grandkids (all boys) will attend.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Fans who attend the match will be able to stay in their seats to watch the event in the stadium.
    — Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 18 May 2023
  • Steve and his wife will attend each day of the inquest, which is scheduled to last for two weeks.
    — Steve Madeley, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Blunt has attended the Met Gala five times.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • Tickets to attend the live show are on sale on Friday.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Santa will attend as well to listen to wish lists and pose for photos.
    — oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Most pop stars would move heaven and earth to attend the Met Gala.
    — New York Times, 6 May 2022
  • Skattebo writhed in pain as the training staff came out to attend to him.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Fans who no longer wished to attend were offered the option to claim a refund.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026

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