detach
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The sharks bit Lindsey on the arms, legs and buttocks and detached her right arm, KABC-TV reported. — The Washington Post, nola.com, "American woman killed by sharks in the Bahamas," 29 June 2019 The sharks bit Lindsey on the arms, legs and buttocks and detached her right arm, KABC-TV reported. — Marisa Iati, Washington Post, "American woman killed by 3 sharks in the Bahamas," 28 June 2019 The sharks bit Lindsey in the arms, legs and buttocks and detached her right arm, KABC-TV reported. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "California college student killed by 3 sharks while snorkeling in the Bahamas," 27 June 2019 She was sent back to MetroHealth, where doctors found her retina had detached. — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, "Woman left blind after fall at Cuyahoga County Jail, poor medical treatment, lawsuit says," 13 June 2019 And Bonnie, who comes into focus, is withdrawn and detached as ever from the women and her husband. — Yvonne Villarreal, latimes.com, "‘Big Little Lies’ cast wants Season 2 to encourage women to unite and ‘make mistakes together’," 7 June 2019 That driver was able to prevent the fire from spreading to his cab by detaching the trailer, state police said. — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, "State police release details of fiery, double-fatal crash on I-84 that closed highway for 13 hours," 4 June 2019 If the molecule detaches too early during this signaling cascade, everything has to start over from step one. — Quanta Magazine, "Immune Cells Measure Time to Identify Foreign Proteins," 3 June 2019 Pros and Cons of a Touchscreen Many of these touchscreen laptops are 2-in-1 devices, meaning their screens flip or keyboards detach to turn them into a tablet. — Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics, "The Best Touchscreen Laptops of 2019," 30 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'detach.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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