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.
  • Fish are attracted to the shade of the tree.
    — Mike Kurlansky, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Too much leaves a film behind that can attract dust.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The bugs are attracted to lights at night.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Dim outdoor lights that can attract stink bugs to your home.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Food attracts stink bugs in your house just like other pests.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 7 July 2023
  • Yet all of these evolved to attract other species, not us.
    — Logan S. James, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
  • But, the residue olive oil leaves behind can attract dust.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
  • But, the residue olive oil leaves behind can attract dust.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Clean up any easy-to-get food that might attract rodents.
    — Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • Your baseboards won't attract dust, at least for a time.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The fruit flies are attracted to them and get stuck on the sticky glue.
    — Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Pamela placed a live trap in that area with her scent, hoping to attract him.
    — cleveland, 30 May 2022
  • What attracted you to these sheets?
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
  • And you weren’t attracted to me?
    — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Flat, wide, open flowers (like daisies) attract bees.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • These days, Steubenville attracts a wide range of Catholics.
    — Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Was there at all a message in this project that you were attracted to?
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Giving them fine, fresh water to do so could help attract them.
    — Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The flies will be attracted to the vinegar but won't be able to fly out.
    — Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Keep your garden free of weeds that attract hungry stink bugs.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Keep your compost bin away from your home to avoid attracting wasps.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
  • In years past, the vigil has attracted a crowd that fills the whole street.
    — Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Volcano mulching can attract pests and rodents to the area, too.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026

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