ATTEND in a Sentence

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For ATTEND, below is one of 348 sentences:
And so it turned out; Mr. Hosea Hussey being from home, but leaving Mrs. Hussey entirely competent to attend to all his affairs.

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 Meanings and Examples of ATTEND
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
attend
 v.  be present at; go to; take care of; tend
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Scarlett vaguely remembered two ladies of those names who came from Atlanta to Tara to attend her wedding and she remembered that they were Miss Pittypat's best friends.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
2  But on three afternoons a week she had to attend sewing circles and bandage-rolling committees of Melanie's friends.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
3  Now that she had Will and Ashley to attend to whatever business she might have in Jonesboro and Fayetteville, she seldom left the plantation.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
4  He said the books at the store had to be balanced and business was brisk enough now to give him little time to attend to this in working hours.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLII
5  And the small group of old friends who did attend took their departure, embarrassed but firm, as soon as the governor entered Scarlett's house.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
6  With Vida as lieutenant and unofficial commander she campaigned for a village nurse to attend poor families, raised the fund herself, saw to it that the nurse was young and strong and amiable and intelligent.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
7  And so it turned out; Mr. Hosea Hussey being from home, but leaving Mrs. Hussey entirely competent to attend to all his affairs.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 15. Chowder.
8  But we must let it continue hanging there a while till we can get a chance to attend to it.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 73. Stubb and Flask Kill a Right Whale; and Then ...
9  During the wait, Cutter left her at the depot and went to the Waymore bank to attend to some business.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: XV
10  Mr. Pontellier did not attend these soirees musicales.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXIII
11  Edna and her father had a warm, and almost violent dispute upon the subject of her refusal to attend her sister's wedding.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXIV
12  The daughter was just leaving the house to attend the meeting of a branch Folk Lore Society, and regretted that she could not accompany them.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXV
13  They did not advertise their activities, having more calls than they could attend to without that.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
14  "I'll attend to that all right," he said.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 25
15  Then at night, when he could get off, Jurgis would attend the Socialist meetings.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 30
Example Sentence: (138 in 10 pages)
16  Mrs Spratt regrets that she is unable to attend owing to a previous engagement.
17  He says he has dropped out, and won't attend college any more.
18  They would spin and weave cloth, cook and attend to the domestic side of life.
19  You are cordially invited to attend the annual parish meeting.
20  He had to attend a sequence of meetings.
21  The manager was unable to attend but sent his deputy as a substitute.
22  I had promised Nightingale to attend the lecture.
23  I was unable to attend because of a previous engagement.
24  There are no compulsions on students to attend classes.
25  The law holds parents liable if a child does not attend school.
26  I must offer them an apology for not going to attend their get-gathering.
27  I've been onto the general manager,he said he would attend the meeting.
28  Familiarise yourself with the new equipment before you attend to use it.
29  I applied for the post and was asked to attend an interview.
30  I have some urgent business to attend to.