Example Sentences

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Even before that, though, Verstappen already looked to have moved on this year from the already very high standards he was attaining previously.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2022

He could not make up his mind whether Bazarov was attaining his object.

From Fathers and Children by Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich

I was gripping the mare with my knees, and, now that she was attaining her highest speed, I leaned forward like a jockey, throwing my weight on her withers.

From Tell England A Study in a Generation by Raymond, Ernest

By the time of the Armistice France had produced nearly 2000 tons of mustard gas, British and American production was rapidly increasing, so that the output was attaining stupendous proportions.

From The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war by Lefebure, Victor

I merely was attaining to a pleasant, a becoming and a dignified fullness of contour as I neared my thirtieth birthday.

From One Third Off by Sarg, Tony