attendance

Definition:
1. The act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.).
2. The act of being present at a place, for example at school.

Use 'attendance' in a sentence:

1. The young man danced attendance on his rich aunt, but got nothing from her when she died.
2. Attendance figures had been steadily dropping, creating a mood of doom and discouragement among theatre directors.
3. She also has a few $1,000 honoraria to offer in exchange for doctors' attendance at her company's next educational lecture.
4. The attendance of meetings takes up a great deal of my time.
5. Some estimates put the attendance at 60,000.
6. The attendance of this class never dropped off.
7. The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row.
8. Attendance at Lightbox's theaters is only just large enough for profitability now and the county's population is not expected to increase over the next ten years.
9. It is right and proper that parents take responsibility for their children's attendance at school.
10. The young man danced attendance on his rich aunt.
11. Now that the patient is out of danger, the doctor is no longer in attendance.
12. Police with riot gear and several fire engines are in attendance.
13. There is a doctor in attendance on the queen.
14. We have full attendance at today's meeting.
15. There was an attendance of 42 at the meeting.
16. It is thought attendance figures in the US and Canada will rise next year, when sequels to the hit comedies The Hangover and Pirates of the Caribbean are released.
17. The attendance was encouragingly high.
18. Attendance is mandatory.
19. We figured the attendance at 150 000.
20. Classes are told if they show improved rates of attendance, they can win additional gifts.
21. Everyone admired him, danced attendance upon him, petted and caressed him.
22. Demerits were given to students for late attendance at prayers.
23. Councillor Paul Tisley will be in attendance at the start of the meeting to welcome us.
24. The pupils there with good attendance have been given free hamburgers, toys and T-shirts.
25. Though the demonstrations were well attended at first, attendance has declined steadily in recent weeks.
26. Students who don't get enough sleep have poorer attendance and lower grades.
27. He lived in considerable style, travelling widely, usually with a cook, valet, butler and chauffeur in attendance.
28. Alice's record of perfect attendance is very creditable to her.
29. He missed three attendances this year.
30. Her attendance at school was sporadic.
31. I am especially concerned about attendance, so if you have the practice these Tuesday afternoons and can't be here every week, you shouldn't take this course.
32. Other foreign critics and artists who were in attendance praised the film, such as Luigi Pirandello.
33. The studies in which parents were asked about daycare and playgroup attendance varied when it came to the timing, duration.
34. Attendance on the course is purely voluntary.
35. Attendance at these lectures is not compulsory.
36. This year attendances were 28% lower than forecast.
37. We need changes in the law governing school attendance.
38. I loved Catherine; and her brother requires attendance, which, for her sake, I shall supply.
39. Attendance at my lectures has fallen off considerably.
40. Average weekly cinema attendance in February was 2.41 million.
41. Attendance bonus is a payment made to employees by their employer as part of their wage to reward satisfactory attendance at work.
42. He was disqualified from the council for non-attendance.
43. Police in riot gear were in attendance as a precautionary measure.
44. Teachers must keep a record of students' attendances.
45. His attendance record was spotty.
46. Her attendance in school was sporadic.
47. He would have a nurse in constant attendance day and night.
48. Rain played a big part in the air show's drop in attendance.
49. Several heads of state were in attendance at the funeral.
50. The chief engineer is very busy and can't be in attendance at today's meeting.
51. He always has at least two bodyguards in attendance.
52. The huge attendance figures for the exhibition witness to a healthy interest in modern art.