Example Sentences

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Canada attracts 10,000 to 15,000 Americans annually, while UK citizenship applications from US citizens rose 26% in 2025.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The festival, which attracts acts from across the globe, was founded by former Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel and first held in 1982 in Somerset.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

It absorbs nearly all incoming sunlight and strongly attracts water, a characteristic known as superwicking.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Yet a well-run business rarely attracts customers when it raises prices while increasing expenses and reducing the quality of its services.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

His hair was neither long nor short, and his shoes had been polished to exactly the shine that attracts no comment.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell