detached; detaching; detaches
1
: to separate especially from a larger mass and usually without violence or damage
Examples of detach in a Sentence
Detach the upper part of the form and return it with your payment.
During the accident the trailer was detached from the car.
The brush detaches from the vacuum cleaner for easy cleaning.
It can be difficult to detach yourself from the chaos of the situation.
She has been trying to detach herself from an abusive relationship.
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Like many Pudu residents, the brothers have forged a family of sorts with others who are disadvantaged and detached from the mainstream.
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
The capsule, ligaments or labrum can be stretched, torn or detached from the bone during shoulder subluxation and dislocation.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Tractor-trailer combinations are the backbone of the trucking industry, and these need to be attached to and detached from each other.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Today, Said’s views have achieved a kind of Pyrrhic victory within the academic humanities, where politically engaged criticism is both the norm and, not coincidentally, more insular and detached from public life than ever.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
The capsule, ligaments or labrum can be stretched, torn or detached from the bone during shoulder subluxation and dislocation.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Tractor-trailer combinations are the backbone of the trucking industry, and these need to be attached to and detached from each other.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Today, Said’s views have achieved a kind of Pyrrhic victory within the academic humanities, where politically engaged criticism is both the norm and, not coincidentally, more insular and detached from public life than ever.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Detach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detach. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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detach
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de·tach
di-ˈtach 
: to separate especially from a larger mass and usually without violence or damage
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