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
The part most easily detached from the song can still become an entry point to the rest of it.
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Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
The ornate accessory features scrollwork and clover motifs in silver and gold, set with diamonds that can be detached and worn as a brooch.
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Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
24 June 2026
Yet days after the work was completed, photographs and videos of floating chunks of a cerulean material that appears to have detached from the pool’s walls have gone viral.
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Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
Today, people amass unmanageable debt simply to keep faith with a story that feels increasingly detached from their reality.
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Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
The ornate accessory features scrollwork and clover motifs in silver and gold, set with diamonds that can be detached and worn as a brooch.
—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
24 June 2026
Yet days after the work was completed, photographs and videos of floating chunks of a cerulean material that appears to have detached from the pool’s walls have gone viral.
—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
Today, people amass unmanageable debt simply to keep faith with a story that feels increasingly detached from their reality.
—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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 29 Jun. 2026.
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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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