How to Use detached in a Sentence

detached

adjective
  • The house has a detached garage.
  • The pill and the plant stuff keep me calm and detached.
    Mike Miller, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2022
  • The detached garage door was open and the lights were on.
    Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 9 Jan. 2021
  • For detached garages, leave the door open to allow air to flow.
    USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Bonus: There is an in-ground pool out back near the detached garage.
    Shannon Rooney, Philly.com, 28 May 2018
  • There is a detached garage sharing the 4,356-square-foot lot.
    oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2022
  • For detached garages, leave the door open to allow air to flow.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The sale of the detached house in the 5300 block of Thomas Ave., Oakland, has been finalized.
    Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The first is a detached office geared to those who work from home.
    Robyn A. Friedman, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Nov. 2021
  • There are even a fire pit and a haunting mural along the side of the detached garage.
    Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Past a ranch house, the sedan stopped outside a large detached garage.
    Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The Mustang was still inside of the detached garage, but it was locked.
    Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2020
  • The driveway leading to the detached two-car garage is new, too.
    cleveland, 19 Mar. 2021
  • There is a detached guest house and garages to shelter six cars.
    oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Deputies were called to the home about 3:30 p.m. and found Lewis in the loft of a detached garage on the property with a gunshot wound to the chest.
    Caroline Silva, ajc, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Hedges and walls on the corner lot obscure street views of the two detached units, built in 1925.
    Lauren Beale, latimes.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Then the drums kick in, the guitar-strumming starts and Meloy's detached voice brings it all in.
    Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • The sale of the detached house in the 200 block of Almeria Ave., Fremont, has been finalized.
    Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Anderson used a lighter and propane grill to start a fire in a detached garage in Bond Hill.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The house has four bedrooms and a guest apartment as well as a detached garage.
    E.b. Solomont, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021
  • There’s a three-car garage, as well as a detached two-car garage with a workshop.
    SFChronicle.com, 24 Jan. 2020
  • The house is on a roughly 6,550-square-foot lot with patios, lawn and a detached garage.
    Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2020
  • There is a pool, hot tub, sauna plus a detached studio.
    oregonlive, 6 July 2020
  • In addition to the swimming pool, what used to be a detached garage is now a pool house.
    Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 10 July 2022
  • The flames had spared only their brick chimney and a detached garage.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2021
  • The covered breezeway leads to the detached two-car garage with a bonus room and bathroom.
    Dallas News, 12 July 2020
  • The driver fled on foot, and a K-9 search located Smith in a detached garage of a home.
    Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The home also comes with one parking space in a detached garage.
    Julie Lasky, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Remove anything flammable from within a 5 feet perimeter of your home and any detached buildings, such as dry leaves and pine needles.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Of course, there’s also the aforementioned detached garage for the avid car enthusiast.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025

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