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
Using methods including high-resolution 3D scanning, researchers found that many of the 92 fragments bear cut marks on their inner surfaces, indicating that the turtles were carefully butchered by Neanderthals — with limbs detached, internal organs removed and shells thoroughly cleaned.
—
Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
To his credit, he never sounded detached from it all.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
In September, commissioner Adam Silver seemed detached from reality when asked about the rising cost of watching a season of NBA games.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
The venue was the sprawling Serena Hotel, an oasis within what is already a bubble provided by Islamabad, a leafy city of broad boulevards that feels detached from the rest of Pakistan, an often chaotic country of 240 million people.
—Saeed Shah, Time, 13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for detach
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
To his credit, he never sounded detached from it all.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
In September, commissioner Adam Silver seemed detached from reality when asked about the rising cost of watching a season of NBA games.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
The venue was the sprawling Serena Hotel, an oasis within what is already a bubble provided by Islamabad, a leafy city of broad boulevards that feels detached from the rest of Pakistan, an often chaotic country of 240 million people.
—Saeed Shah, Time, 13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for detach
Cite this Entry
“Detach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detach. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
detach
verb
de·tach
di-ˈtach 
: to separate especially from a larger mass and usually without violence or damage
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
