attract
verb (used with object)
to draw by a physical force causing or tending to cause to approach, adhere, or unite; pull (opposed to repel).
had attracted
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past perfectof attract.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Rasmussen himself was gone from day-to-day operations roughly a year after launch, displaced by the professional managers and outside money his idea had attracted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Kiama Council libraries manager Michelle Hudson said the unusual find had attracted a lot of attention.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The fertile soils south of the Rhine-Meuse wetlands had attracted pioneer Neolithic farmer-colonists as early as 5,500BC.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
He said the government had made “tens of billions of dollars” from the Intel deal, and that the government’s backing of the company had attracted important partners to Intel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
It was, however, not he but his companion who had attracted the little detective’s attention.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
