How to Use gravitate in a Sentence
gravitate
verb- The guests gravitated toward the far side of the room.
- Many young people now gravitate toward careers in the computer industry.
- Voters have started gravitating to him as a possible candidate.
- The conversation gravitated to politics.
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While some stars gravitate toward the same color over and over again, the 46-year-old loves to mix things up.
— Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024 -
At a certain point, the show just seemed to want to gravitate towards her.
— Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 May 2022 -
The way the other Ducks in the flock gravitated toward him.
— Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024 -
Yoko and Linda got along very, very well and gravitated to one side of the couch in the big living room.
— Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 22 Oct. 2024 -
Given the steady flow of top recruits that gravitate to UConn, that’s fair.
— Dom Amore, courant.com, 2 Apr. 2022 -
Life lessons - more so than football - are what the players gravitate to.
— Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 14 July 2022 -
From the start, O’Connor seemed to gravitate toward ballads that skewed slow and drumless, as if trying to halt time and be heard.
— Chris Richards, Washington Post, 27 July 2023 -
Worms may not have ears, but many gravitate toward or flee from sounds that aren’t being made by worms.
— Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024 -
Just do something, and things will sort of gravitate toward it.
— Mike Sacks, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2022 -
At dusk, my next-door neighbors set up their firepit, and neighbors on the block all gravitated over.
— Dylan Tupper Rupert, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2024 -
And people tend to gravitate to servers that are seen as more trustworthy.
— WIRED, 14 Nov. 2022 -
Not only will items gravitate to the correct spots, but those spots will likely evolve.
— Caitlin Penzeymoog, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024 -
Make your brand a reliable source and people will gravitate to you over time.
— Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2022 -
And yet, multiple times a day, his finger would gravitate to the little square icon.
— Time, 14 Dec. 2022 -
There’s certainly the potential for some of them to gravitate to Jones-Wright.
— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024 -
Still, many of us gravitate towards cereal and dairy milk as a quick and easy breakfast.
— Brittany Edelmann, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024 -
Fans of the show seemed to gravitate quite favorably to that storyline.
— Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024 -
How to look for bed bugs Bed bugs gravitate toward places with fabric where humans like to lounge, like beds and sofas.
— Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023 -
Style purists will gravitate to the Giulia Sprint GT from the first three years of production, known as the scalino (step) for the engine lid that sits about half-an-inch above the car’s nose.
— Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024 -
His nickname, combined with his long, blonde hair, makes for a persona that is easy for fans to gravitate towards.
— Jeremiah Holloway, The Courier-Journal, 11 June 2022 -
Those GMs gravitated to the radio duo, their history with the restaurant, and their beer.
— Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2023 -
At the end of the outing, a group of students gravitated to chat with Harry, while Megan posed for photos with some young women.
— Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023 -
Why: Forage like suckers, carp, and bluegills gravitate to the shallows following ice-out, and muskies know where to find their food.
— Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024 -
So even if a hybrid arrangement stands the test of time, the workers who gravitate towards the office are likely to reap the most rewards.
— Jane Thier, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023 -
Their four-year age gap had led Wilbur to gravitate toward his older brothers and Orville to spend time with his younger sister, Katharine.
— Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2022 -
Much of the Republican base gravitated once again to the man who had been titular head of the party since 2016.
— W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 July 2024
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