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Discover LudwigThe phrase "attaching themselves" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe individuals or entities that are forming a connection or bond with something or someone.
Example: "The children were attaching themselves to their parents as they entered the crowded fair."
Alternatives: "clinging to" or "bonding with".
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The buds grew and developed blood supplies, attaching themselves to the blood vessels of the mice.
Not that Hilton or even Murdoch have found power by attaching themselves to Trump.
Viruses spread parasitically by attaching themselves to other programs, while worms propel themselves through computer networks.
And those little window icons were willful, attaching themselves to the wrong walls.
In the software industry, solutions providers ended up attaching themselves to one or two platforms.
Like many invasive marine organisms, they have spread beyond their native territories largely by attaching themselves to ship hulls.
They reproduce by attaching themselves to their bacterial hosts and injecting their DNA through the bacterium's cell wall.
Elsewhere, bike share programs have had a long history of attaching themselves to the reputations of their municipal cheerleaders.
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Research and Engineering attach themselves to weapons-related projects.
Superlatives have always attached themselves to "White Christmas".
To attach themselves, these box jellies have "sticky pads".
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