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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Historically, most older wooden apartment buildings were detached from one another, which could slow down fire spread, Corbett said.
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Gordon Rago, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
Any hope of limiting the scope of the term evaporated when information theorists detached it from acoustics altogether and applied it to any ambient activity that hinders a signal.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
And Boeing’s headquarters in Arlington, Va., is by geography alone crazily detached from the aircraft-producing locales.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Indeed, the royals see themselves as unifying, apolitical figures, positioned above and detached from the dogmatic fray.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Moten’s power armor, a bulky suit of advanced weaponry, weighed 120 pounds, and took 10-12 minutes to detach from.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
The American Astronomical Society advises against using any water or liquid glass cleaner to clean the lenses, as this may ruin the cardboard and cause the lenses to detach.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
The 737-800 aircraft was taking off from Denver International Airport when an engine cowling detached and struck a wing flap.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
In Falcon 9 rockets, the first-stage booster is a reusable component meant to propel the rocket out of the atmosphere before detaching and landing on Earth.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
Gordon Rago, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
Any hope of limiting the scope of the term evaporated when information theorists detached it from acoustics altogether and applied it to any ambient activity that hinders a signal.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
And Boeing’s headquarters in Arlington, Va., is by geography alone crazily detached from the aircraft-producing locales.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Indeed, the royals see themselves as unifying, apolitical figures, positioned above and detached from the dogmatic fray.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Moten’s power armor, a bulky suit of advanced weaponry, weighed 120 pounds, and took 10-12 minutes to detach from.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
The American Astronomical Society advises against using any water or liquid glass cleaner to clean the lenses, as this may ruin the cardboard and cause the lenses to detach.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
The 737-800 aircraft was taking off from Denver International Airport when an engine cowling detached and struck a wing flap.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
In Falcon 9 rockets, the first-stage booster is a reusable component meant to propel the rocket out of the atmosphere before detaching and landing on Earth.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Detach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detach. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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detach
verb
de·tach
di-ˈtach 
: to separate especially from a larger mass and usually without violence or damage
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