How To Use Attract In A Sentence

Frogs and newts have already been attracted to three new natural spring ponds at Abbey Meads School.
As a book about a nonoperational aircraft, Valkyrie will probably attract only a limited audience within the Air Force community.
The plateau is 1300 meters above sea level and attracts people for its natural beauties, clean weather, and cold spring water. Archive 2009-05-01
This was physical attraction, sexual temptation, nothing more.
It is quite absurd, not to mention infuriating, to have some moron from Sky burbling on about the next attraction when one has not had time to absorb the emotion from the film one has just seen.

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She knew now how attractive Miguel could be when he wanted to be, and she knew he could manipulate her feelings.
The Communists vastly exaggerated their own Resistance role in order to attract postwar political support.
The attractive forces between molecules in a liquid are called surface tension forces and are what hold the liquid together.
John Sayles is often hailed as the king of independent cinema, so it is little wonder that his latest movie, Silver City, was able to attract such a mouth-watering cast.
The aim, therefore, was to attract substantial foreign investment.
To tell you the truth, your plan is very attractive, but it doesn't seem to be practicable.
[12] The spermatozooids of certain plants can be strongly attracted towards a pipette which is filled with malic acid -- crowding around and into it with avidity. Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions
The Orangery restaurant is not as gorgeous as the rest of the house, partly because it is in a modern extension, but mainly because it is unattractively lit.
Mr Smith hopes that his campaign will attract the support of all organisations for the elderly or those on low incomes.
Dr. Kristina Durante of The University of Texas at Austin and colleagues found that young women felt more attractive when they had high levels of an estrogen known as estradiol, and they acted on those feelings. Whoar.co.nz
As Christians who reject evolutionary theory, the family scoffed at the park's dinosaur attractions, which date the apatosaurus, brachiosaurus and the like to prehistoric times.
The channel's viewership is ageing, and attempts to attract younger watchers have yet to bear fruit.
Nearby attractions: Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation, Hilo.
The two merchants didn't look entirely pleased to have the players mooching off of their business, but it was obvious to the eyes of an outsider that the music was actually attracting customers.
All yellowhammers have striking, rusty-coloured, unstreaked rumps which are most attractive.
The gaffer is such a good manager that he is bound to attract interest from bigger clubs.
In the simplest case, the wires carrying the electrical signals are used to form an electromagnet which attracts and releases a metal diaphragm.
The selling may not see strong bids from regular customers because the sector's yield level is unattractively low, said Naoki Tsuchiyama , a market economist at Mizuho Securities. Japanese Yields Rise
Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who dropped out after failing to attract enough money or support.
A cloud of gas that is gravitationally attracted to the black hole can have a net angular momentum oppositely directed from that of the black hole. Supermassive Black Holes Spinning Backwards Create Death Ray Jets? | Universe Today
The case has attracted wide publicity.
The Holy Alliance was the joint labour of an unfortunate man who had suffered a terrible mental shock and who was trying to pacify his much-disturbed soul, and of an ambitious woman who after a wasted life had lost her beauty and her attraction and who satisfied her vanity and her desire for notoriety by assuming the rôle of self-appointed Messiah of a new and strange creed. The Story of Mankind
Brown, OTOH, is attractive and charming, with a compelling tie to the military – MASS National Guard Units (like everywhere) have been heavly involved in the wars over the last 8 years, and stories about them abound on local news. Matthew Yglesias » The Limits of Scott Brown
In dunnocks, females may use song to compete for males, and in the alpine accentor, females attract males by song.
He was beginning to attract the attention of others in the locker room. THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS
It is likely to have benefited more from erecting the jawbone outside the island kirk and turning it into a tourist attraction, than the museum, which will simply be adding it to its existing collection.
If it has attractive art and nice looking parts I'm much more inclined to give it a try.
I suggested that attracting backpackers and independent travellers would be a good way to get that ball rolling.
This column will doubtless attract accusations of self-indulgence, although you might equally contest that having demanded that my photograph appear at the top of the page and that my name appear in capitals and bold type, that particular ship has sailed. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Galileo was attracted by the implicit contrast between physical propositions that were demonstrated and those that were merely affirmed.
They package their goods in attractive wrappers.
Almost half a century later their privileged lifestyle and their aura of being an exclusive caste still attracted comment.
Her verbal spontaneity ruffled far too many feathers even if it attracted admiration from thousands of radicals and feminists.
Rapid market growth and sector under-capacity encouraged Pilkingtons to expand and attracted new entrants to the marketplace without adverse effects on profits.
In fact, David Hasselhoff is a man of such magnetic charisma that women literally throw themselves out of high-storey windows to attract his attention.
The party aims to attract votes from the business and professional communities, which want a faster pace of political reform.
This in some degree corresponds with Captain Cook's record of the irregularity of his compass when he passed near this part of the coast, in consequence of which he called the peaked island to the westward of the cape, Magnetical Island: this irregularity, however, was not noticed by me in my observations near the same spot; and the difference observed by him may very probably have been occasioned by the ship's local attraction, which in those days was unknown. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1
Cadbury dismisses 'derisory' Kraft bid food giant Kraft yesterday, labelling it "derisory" and "unattractive" and calling on its shareholders to turn it down. WN.com - Articles related to Cadbury chief prefers Hershey to Kraft as bid battle looms larger
Price is attractive but this time we make decision to purchase mill shell from tallinn shipbuilding.
The freaks of nature displayed here appealed to peoples’ prejudice, their unquenchable curiosity for the outlandish and the unknown, and the paradoxical human attraction and repulsion for the diseased and deformed.
The large lagoon and break in the reef attract many species, including dugongs, whale sharks, dolphins and manta rays.
The law is predicted to bring benefits not just for ramblers but for the whole region by attracting more walkers and tourists.
I spotted a cleaner sporting a plastic bib with the words Tourist Attractions emblazoned across it.
Chains with more marketing clout, economies of scale and smarter ways of responding to rising costs are edging out smaller chains or those that fail to attract choosier customers. Hamburgers, Fries and a Shakeout
What makes these native arums so attractive are the thick spikes of fruits that follow the large white papery inflorescences.
In destinations such as Sharm el-Sheikh, which attract willing but poor hands from across the country looking for work, the effect is magnified. Egypt economy awaits its lost tourists
Stars are initially formed from gas, mostly hydrogen, and contract under their own gravitational attraction.
The attraction of the time theme inspired its creators to look to Greenwich and its meridian line.
We need someone at the event who'll be a big draw and attract the paying public.
You know people have midlife crises when they turn 50 and they go out and buy a red Corvette and drive around college campuses to see if they can still attract babes.
Originally dating from the late 17th century this attractive trifid top pattern has three prong forks and a low relief based scroll and shell design, typical of the period.
Nicola nodded and slunk quietly over to the sleeping bags, trying not to attract the attention of whatever Landon had heard.
It's a mistake to think of Florida only in terms of its tourist attractions.
As a result, some politicians have begun to think of war, not as the high-risk recourse of last resort, but as an attractive foreign policy option in times of domestic scandal or economic decline.
As it happens, Hicks was the first in what would become a long line of "difficult" men to whom Murdoch was attracted, culminating in a long affair with Elias Canetti, the future Nobel Prize-winner. The Good Apprentice
If radio is to contribute effectively to the national culture, its material needs to be presented in an attractive manner.
To attract holidayers to the State during the Southwest monsoon, brochures detailing the various facets of the monsoon have been brought as in previous years.
The main attraction of the place is the nightlife.
It's just a noise that might attract some birds, particularly things like wrens and thornbills, and saffron whitefaces which we've just seen.
He seems to attract a rabble of supporters more loyal to the man than to the cause.
It has stunning views down the River Necker and was on the doorstep of easily accessible attractions.
For example, it would be impermissible for the Society because it did not wish to offer annuities itself to use its discretion as to bonuses to make it more attractive for the policy holder to use another provider.
Not surprisingly, Metung attracted a number of distinguished early holiday-makers, some of whom settled there permanently, including the explorer and mineralogist Dr. Alfred Howitt; His Honour Judge John Burnett Box; and John King, the second son of Rear Admiral Philip Parker King. Archive 2009-01-01
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It is understood they are to be the main attraction of a dolphinarium currently being built. The Sun
It attracts great international attention, but its ideas add little to long-established left-wing thinking.
These options are particularly attractive for storage, intra-plant or inter-company transport, and palletized loads of uniform box sizes. How to Use Less Plastic Box Sealing Tape, or None at All
And companies used to button-down management types may not be attracted to these fast-paced, open-ended methods.
For men, it holds out the fantasy that babes are attracted to geeky men who really, really care about what they think.
Hart has attracted some sharp criticism, especially from Otago and southern parts of the South Island.
The largest siderostat in the world is the Paris 50-inch refractor, which formed the chief attraction of the Palais d'Optique at the Exhibition of 1900. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition
At his office he had found her attractive, but it was an objective, uninvolved reaction. THE UNORTHODOX MURDER OF RABBI MOSS
Being attractive and likeable can be the small, notionally "irrelevant" factor that helps to tip the balance in our favor. The Untapped Power of Erotic Capital
The veil symbolizes the idea of modesty and conveys the lesson that however attractive physical appearances may be, the soul and character are paramount.
Home builders have almost abandoned building homes for first-time buyers and moved upscale to attract all-cash buyers.
Seafood is the main attraction, and the freshness and quality is excellent - the three of us sampled mackerel, tuna and swordfish, none of which could be faulted.
He would also be a marvelous attraction for a graduate school of almost any-thing.
Developing countries are attracting investment not by lowering their standards, but because they are making the best of their comparative advantage.
Sites promoted as tourist attractions are usually signposted from main roads; look out for brown-coloured ‘tourist signs’.
The offer of two tickets for the price of one makes it a very attractive proposition .
I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.
The demonstration was carefully orchestrated to attract maximum publicity.
Now the number of yawls has increased to twenty-five and the yawl racing competition has become a major tourist attraction on Achill island.
The advertisements depict smoking as glamorous and attractive.
The stability of the political system affects the attractiveness of a particular national market.
The new casino hopes to attract big spenders .
This twenty-something Wood-elf is not what you would call devilishly handsome yet is never-the-less attractive in a somewhat boyish way. Undefined
And though it looks attractive, it causes irreversible liver damage to horses and cattle which eat it.
Television companies have been massaging their viewing figures in order to attract more advertising revenue.
The swine looked even more attractive than ever in a black open-necked polo shirt and black jeans.
Risk managers are charged with an important function within financial institutions, and to attract calibre candidates, salary levels tend to be competitive.
It attracts men beset by alcohol, drug and gambling woes along, increasingly, with those tormented by serious mental health issues.
Many growers are heavily mortgaged and have reduced equity in their farms, which makes them less attractive to lenders.
Everyone in the cast was superb, a bevy of attractive young girls and handsome young men who could all sing, dance and act with such enthusiasm.
As the cameras roll, an attractive young woman sits at the newsdesk reading the autocue.
The 2003 competition attracted hundreds of entries from across the UK and Europe.
The general odor of the man she loves, one woman states, is highly, sometimes even overwhelmingly, attractive to her; but the specific odor of the male sexual organs which she describes as fishy has no attraction. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man
There was obviously a great physical attraction between them.
There is also a plan to arrange signs attractively and plant more foliage along the beach.
You'd think that the fact it took place, not in a makeshift basement church or at a remote backwoods campsite, but in a Senate office building, might have attracted considerable media frenzy.
Over the next hundred years the Wind River Valley attracted only a few hardy farmers, ranchers, and roughnecks.
This picture does not do justice to the attractiveness of all the boats and yachts that are anchored in this area.
The book will probably be more attractive to Durkheim specialists and graduate students than to novices in the field.
There is, in our submission, no demonstrable or justiciable error of law that should attract this Court's jurisdiction arising from the judgment of the Full Court.
It will call for improved career structures to be put in place to attract doctors to rural practices and for them to be given support to keep them in their jobs.
Perhaps his most interesting is Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig), a psychopath who commits various gruesome murders and owns a freak show themed tourist attraction. Five Horrifying Clowns | myFiveBest
In the Pacific Northwest, for example, apple growers adorn their trees with dispensers that saturate the air with the chemical sex attractant, or pheromone, of female codling moths.
While whole milk is the standard prescription for hot chocolate, the idea of gilding the lily with something a little richer is an undeniably attractive one. How to make perfect hot chocolate
EXAMPLE: The street merchant is a skilled pitchman who can attract a crowd to his tiny sidewalk stand within less than a minute.
So, they were asked to evaluate the candidates based on nothing else except their appearance, and the more attractive candidates were deemed... wait for it.... *more attractive*! One reason you might vote for Sarah Palin
A pension can be an attractive perk, helping businesses to attract and retain quality calibre staff, especially if the firm contributes the bulk of the funds in the scheme.
There's even more proof in the new duets album: While the pairings add to the jollity Lady Gaga is amazingly likable, and not at all trampy, on "The Lady Is a Tramp", the real attraction is Mr. Bennett himself. Ready for His Autumn Waltz
Seed sown in early June has produced a swathe of greenery topped by the most attractive blue flowers that seem irresistible to bees, hoverflies and other insects.
For some cynics, it is merely the foreign junkets and chance to travel on per diem expenses that draws the attraction of our globalised political classes.
While some consider giant salvinia to be an attractive aquatic plant, this free-floating fern is also an obnoxious invader that's sometimes referred to as ‘the world's worst water weed.’
The team made micelles from polymer molecules that have a water-attracting end and a water-avoiding end.
Another aspect of these aims was the powerful attraction of establishing international companies for their own sake.
Naturally, the narcissist is attracted to the codependent's lack of self-worth and low self-esteem.
There is a man, approximately my age, attractive in a scruffy, academic sort of way brown corduroy jacket, one of those narrow, stripey, many-coloured scarves that men are wearing this season coiled around his neck, tufty brown hair, sitting across the aisle to my right on a strapontin. Power, corruption and lies
What's the attraction of going on the stage?
The industry needs to focus on what attracts customers.
Steady on, the reason we men liked her was because she was a tremendously attractive and sexy piece of crumpet…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mayor Ray Nagin is halting a push to revamp New Orleans 'approach to retaining and attracting businesses, citing a lack of diversity on the board that would guide the effort, posturing for control and what he called a minimal funding commitment by the private sector. Undefined
In a similar vein, while the weather was good news for some attractions - both paid-for and free - others were badly hit as both visitors and Scots headed outdoors.
A Munnings horse on the other hand has a lot of the stable about it - a lot of knowledge, no doubt, and a lot to attract others who know their hacks, hunters and ponies.
Add to family convenience and fun while increasing the resale value of your home with these attractive and practical brick ideas for the do-it-yourselfer.
Some of the most rapidly growing towns in the mid-nineteenth century were the very antithesis of industrial centres: these were the seaside resorts, fashionable spas, and tourist attractions, such as Rome.
Probably something about the wildness of the voices is attractive to them. "For Children"
The idea came to him that he must do something more than usual to attract the attention of God, and he turned back the rug which was in front of his bed so that he could kneel on the bare boards; and then it struck him that his nightshirt was a softness that might displease his Maker, so he took it off and said his prayers naked. Of Human Bondage
The attractions of molecules for each other are called intermolecular interactions to distinguish them from covalent and ionic bonding, forms of intramolecular interactions.
This may by some readers be attributed to the absence of that dashing _caricatura_ style and constant aiming at antitheses, which, if it relieve the vapidness of the story, does not add to its natural attractions. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 553, June 23, 1832
Emotionally expressive individuals are perceived as more visible, more attractive, and more likeable than unexpressive individuals.
The hall attracts more than 70,000 visitors a year, with the surrounding park attracting more than 200,000.
The gentle woo-woo spirituality of New Age is attractive because it refuses the grinding realities of life spent in the shadow of Wall Street and Hollywood and Silicon Valley.
The hotel's location is perfect, not only is it a short walk from some of London's major tourist attractions, such as Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Kensington Palace, and the Londonist
We were very photogenic, apparently, as we seemed to attract many people with cameras as we congregated in one spot.
Why, he asks, does wearing the swastika attract widespread scorn, while no one blinks at the person wearing a hammer and sickle on his baseball cap?
She discovered, however, that the stored candy attracted the interest of insects and rodents.
In baggy collarless cream shirt and hip-hugging chino trousers he looked so overwhelmingly attractive that she couldn't drag her eyes away.
The infighting within his bloated campaign attracted as much, if not more, ink and airtime than his policy ideas.
By carrying out the project we hope to attract fish, such as chub, dace, grayling and trout as well as other wildlife back to this particular stretch of river.
Several pieces also feature attractive patterns, such as wide or fine vertical stripes, as well as net, square and doughnut designs.
The 76-story mixed-used building designed by starchitect Frank Gehry will attract residents and retail to downtown Manhattan.
At 10 a.m., the car rally was flagged off from the park, and the colourful caravan, on its way, attracted people lazing around in their homes.
It has been my experience, and sometimes misfortune, that rubber grips attract and hold moisture underneath, promoting rust.
The world has been attracted to America as a land of opportunity and America is the most generous country to immigrants from all over the globe. Dr T.P.Chia
With over 25 stands displaying their beautiful range of exquisite handmade crafts, the fair is sure to attract a large gathering
A male bird sings to attract a mate.
Himalayan balsam's pink flowers are an attractive sight on the river's edge but it is a menace that needs to be stopped in its tracks.
So women find cues to health, status and protection to be sexually attractive.
He must have suspected that a Madness gig would attract a football crowd.
Not far away, silhouetting the pleasant pastures, is an ornate dovecote with other attractive buildings.
Within the village itself, there are other attractions for those keen on immersing themselves in local history.
But his budget focused mainly on attracting investment to public-private partnerships to build new public works projects, on which he'll spend 137 billion ringgit ($44 billion). Malaysia's Growth Muddle
It must be so redeeming knowing you have to plasticize yourself to the teeth to try to look attractive The Superficial - Because You're Ugly
This addition to the lake will add much to the area and will attract more people to view its lovely scenery.
This attractive, glossy red apple has some resistance to diseases such as apple scab, cedar apple rust, and fire blight.
It has fresh, attractively packaged, reasonably priced Barbadian flying fish, cou cou and all the rest.
Most of us find them unattractive, though there are thousands of rodent fanciers who dote on their well-groomed rat-pets.
The aborigines do hunt bears sometimes, attracted by the high profits.
IR: You know, I used to buy them as a kind of touristic attraction, when my friends from Italy would visit. The Clog
It is the currency that bought infrastructural investment and a high standard of living, and the curse that attracted the gluttonous attention of the most powerful countries in the world.
I was afraid of sewing from a pattern when I was a novice seamster, ironically, but now that I sew well, I enjoy using patterns to create more complicated clothing with attractive detailing and sophisticated elements. Oliver + S Releases Free Downloadable Pattern
Its freedom and economic prosperity make it an attractive place for many Haitians.
While the idea of people telling their stories is attractive in theory, in practice the courts are overburdened as it is.
Much is riding on the new one-day format's capacity to attract young and old to a version of the game which is played midweek up and down the country in club cricket but has never before been offered up as a county crowd-puller.
Or a cave man's fire may have attracted some kittens, and his children discovered that cats were fun to play with.
Live music and a pig roast are other attractions that draw large crowds to The Carew.
Two concerts were directed by volunteer band and orchestra conductors and attracted an audience of more than 2,000 people.
An ‘attractive absence of progress’, added to its more-or-less unpolluted environment, seem to be bringing the island an irresistible allure.
Something I'd not reckoned on is the rather fine view of the old ranch house, snuggled down on the ridge of its unremarkable and unnamed hill and looking really rather attractive.
This attracted the yuppies (and the liberal artsy types), who have been slowly gentrifying the town for the past 20 odd years.
The freckles over her face were an added attraction rather than otherwise.
It doesn't need gimmicks to attract youth, it needs excellence and, in particular, it needs excellence at international level.
However, I'm also mindful of how news tickers seem to attract people's attention.
You can also toss nonanimal food waste on the pile, but you will need to turn it more frequently with a shovel, pitchfork, or specialized tool to prevent odors that will attract vermin—and annoy you and the neighbors. Tip of the day: Compost your leaves this fall
Certainly, every type of matter we have ever encountered feels the attractive force of gravity.
This is an attractive and fascinating shop where one can visit the restaurant or just browse through shelves of semi-precious rocks and stones imported from all parts of the world.
And according to a costuming chap I once earwigged on, Martin Shaw rolls up his sleeves in every production because he believes his forearms to be particularly attractive. Spooky
They had the part about attracting attention right, but then too many rushed into the creative process carelessly.
Someone who seems stand-offish could be hiding their attraction. The Sun
Qianlong's writing desk and his lute were the items that particularly attracted my attention. Reading, thinking, learning
Like she didn't know what to do with the fact that she was attractive. SILENT JOE
Promoting the town as a tourist attraction is to be one of the council's main objectives over the next 12 months.
He was a humorous and gentle pastor of his flock, a good parson who put up a new poster every week to attract people to come to his church.
Yet I am undeniably attractive, stylish and able to yomp around the countryside for hours on end without needing an oxygen tent. Feeling curvy? Or just fat?
She was clothed in an attractive silk blouse of scarlet with gold brocade that laced up her ample front like a bodice.
If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it. Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth. ——Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Regarding politics and the art of government as, equally with arms, their natural vocations, they have never given the Nation a statesman, and their greatest politicians achieved eminence by advocating ideas which only attracted attention by their balefulness. Andersonville
Remediation solutions Bioremediation is currently attracting a lot of attention as a remedial technique.
The beautiful, full voice of the "darkey" is so attractive -- so soothing, and they are so deft and gentle. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908
Many important lessons about music making and piano technique can be gleaned through the teaching of these attractive arrangements.
In this film, the porcelain beauty of an incredibly attractive and unimaginably young Joan Crawford matches Chaney's angry armless antagonist magnificently.
But it was aimed mainly at attracting small business and we needed to replace thousands of lost jobs.
Before Sydney, her quest for five gold medals attracted a deluge of media attention.

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