Example Sentences

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The Peak District became the UK's first national park 75 years ago, but the area has been attracting visitors for much longer.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

That said, VLUE’s recent performance has been attracting a lot of attention.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Florida has been attracting companies and wealthy individuals in recent years through a combination of low taxes and nice weather, among other things.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

But in recent days, downtown’s strip of restaurants, groceries and clothing stores has been attracting only a few customers, shopkeepers say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

What makes that thin incrustation of ice over the trunk and every twig which has been attracting my admiration these three days?

From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Walshe, Elizabeth Hely