How to Use attachment in a Sentence

attachment

noun
  • I need a longer attachment for the drill.
  • I'll send the document as an attachment to my next e-mail.
  • The vacuum cleaner attachments help clean in tight spaces.
  • The attachment was a picture of two shiny bullets in the palm of a hand.
    Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023
  • This caused the attachment to fall, taking the roofer along with the boom and hitting the street.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Bonus points for the nose hair attachment to round it out.
    Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 7 July 2023
  • The image at the top of this review shows what the mop attachment looks like on the side of the tower.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 27 July 2022
  • Don’t click on links and attachments—if there is a doubt, then there is no doubt.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • Scrape any dough from the paddle attachment back to the bowl, then fit the mixer with the dough hook and knead for 2 minutes.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
  • It’s this distinction that the team counts as a sign of attachment.
    Bydavid Grimm, science.org, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Anyone who’s butchered a deer knows that a deer’s front legs do not sport the ball-and-socket attachment of the rear legs.
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2024
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the warm milk and yeast.
    Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
  • We are being handed the keys to the city, but with a contour brush attachment.
    Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Most tents will have a center pocket or attachment point to allow for the use of a lantern.
    Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The Extreme Max converts to a hand vac in a few moments and comes with three attachments.
    Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Use a box grater to the grater attachment on your food processor.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Transfer the cream cheese mixture to a large clean bowl and switch stand mixer to whisk attachment.
    Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
  • This one-and-done tool from Dyson offers attachments that can get the job complete in a flash—no matter the style.
    Kayla Greaves, Essence, 23 Nov. 2024
  • That attachment is what redeems the misfits and brings them into the fold.
    Lauren Leblanc, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Pop on the round brush attachment and see results in minutes.
    Samantha Olson, seventeen.com, 1 June 2023
  • There’s no wiggle, no slide, just a tree-roots level of attachment to the planet.
    Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2022
  • These days, a large email attachment is pretty good, too.
    Nate Jones, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Vacuum up any lint on the floor and inside the holes in the dryer and wall using a crevice tool attachment.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Pour it into the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment.
    Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The set includes a crane with two attachments, and the container is the construction yard.
    Amy Joyce, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Our experts were fans of the Vybe Pro with its nine different speeds and eight head attachments.
    Amy Schlinger, wsj.com, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Step 4 Meanwhile, make the dough: To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the butter, sugar, and salt.
    Yi Jun Loh, Saveur, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Actor Robert Reed, who played dad Mike Brady, didn’t like the look of the attachment and insisted that the crew run the train empty one time as a test.
    Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Not to mention, I’m still enchanted by the way the curling rod attachment magically does the work of twisting my hair, without hardly a flick of the wrist from me.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
  • When tackling hard-to-reach areas, equip the vacuum’s 7-foot hose arm with the handy dusting brush attachment, which gives you extended reach to dust ceiling fans and door frames.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024

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