attach
verb (used with object)
to fasten or affix; join; connect.
was attaching
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past progressiveof attach.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I grew up on that album, but by the time I really was attaching to it as my own, not my dad’s record, “Pursuance” was the part of the record that I grabbed first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
Nearby, the milliner Stephen Jones was attaching an entire candelabra to one model’s head.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
Kevin Carroll, Hanger’s vice president of prosthetics, said a major obstacle was attaching the tail without damaging Winter’s skin.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
There's an artist who was attaching LED lights to pigeons and having them fly around, doing an organic drone show.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2021
Laney had discovered a box of flower clips under Isa’s bed and was attaching each one to her ponytail.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
