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 tag is designed to detach after a set period, or, if the shark dives deeper than 5,900 feet (about 1,800 meters).
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Daniel Ricciardo, though currently detached from Formula 1, represents the caliber of drivers that such teams aspire to attract, albeit the real likelihood of his participation seems negligible at present.
—Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Excited delirium deaths in South Florida and across the country share commonalities: a sweating, agitated, incoherent man detached from reality — often high on cocaine or synthetic drugs — is restrained, sometimes aggressively, by police.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
Use polite but detached responses and, if necessary, remove yourself from the conversation without detailed explanation.
—Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Daniel Ricciardo, though currently detached from Formula 1, represents the caliber of drivers that such teams aspire to attract, albeit the real likelihood of his participation seems negligible at present.
—Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Excited delirium deaths in South Florida and across the country share commonalities: a sweating, agitated, incoherent man detached from reality — often high on cocaine or synthetic drugs — is restrained, sometimes aggressively, by police.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
Use polite but detached responses and, if necessary, remove yourself from the conversation without detailed explanation.
—Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Detach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detach. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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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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