Example Sentences

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Regardless of what goes into the McRib or how it’s priced, the sandwich has attained a status that arguably makes it the most celebrated limited-time item in fast-food history.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

But if there is one Chili Peppers single that has attained divine feel-good hit status, it’s “Can’t Stop.”

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s almost as if prime-time network television has attained maximum mediocrity and is willing to maintain a sluggish cruising level.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Shannon is baffled by her self-denial, but Hannah has attained an understanding of home not as a physical place but as a spiritual bulwark, born out of love and patient respect.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

He has attained this pre-eminence, and I trust that no other will arise to dispute it with him.

From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Trollope, Frances Milton