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).
have been attracting
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present perfect progressiveof attract.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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What explains the sell-off in gold then, at a time when its safe-haven allure and inflation-fighting credentials should have been attracting buyers in theory?
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026
Other toy companies also have been attracting adult buyers, offering them ways to customize their toys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024
Two Daleks due to be sold at auction have been attracting attention from Doctor Who fans.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2024
The companies making emotion AI software have been attracting a lot of deep-pocketed funders.
From Slate ● May 16, 2022
He thinks they have been attracting too much attention, yet finds himself forced to attend to what he professes to despise.
From Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela (1754) by Anonymous
