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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What To Know What Happened On November 4, UPS Flight 2976 crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville when its left engine and pylon detached from the wing, triggering a massive fire and explosion that killed 14 people and injured 23 others.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
No matter how much Nino may try to detach their devotion for one another from the problems afflicting Lebanon, the turmoil seeps into their home, proving that even the most personal choices are inevitably tied to larger forces.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
The exoskeleton detaches from the base, supporting the circular design goal.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025
This could have caused the outer pane of the viewport to potentially detach and cause a total structural failure.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
No matter how much Nino may try to detach their devotion for one another from the problems afflicting Lebanon, the turmoil seeps into their home, proving that even the most personal choices are inevitably tied to larger forces.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
The exoskeleton detaches from the base, supporting the circular design goal.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025
This could have caused the outer pane of the viewport to potentially detach and cause a total structural failure.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 2 Dec. 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 8 Dec. 2025.
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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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