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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Placental abruption occurs when the placenta detaches, either partially or completely, from the uterine wall before child birth.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
They can also be detached by hand.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
They’re sort of detached from the process.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Imagery in the report shows the engine and its pylon detaching and flying up into the air in a ball of fire almost immediately after takeoff.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
They can also be detached by hand.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
They’re sort of detached from the process.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Imagery in the report shows the engine and its pylon detaching and flying up into the air in a ball of fire almost immediately after takeoff.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for detach
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“Detach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detach. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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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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