MEANING:

used for saying that people who are very different are attracted to each other for that reason.

EXAMPLE SENTENCES:

People say opposites attract.

Clearly, opposites attract, but fortunately, the film doesn’t follow typical romantic movie conventions.

Would such opposites attract, or would these two conflicting musical spirits lock horns and fight it out?

Our closeness seemed to confirm the old saying that opposites attract.

That’s the kind of place where opposites attract.
It’s true what they say – opposites attract.