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
Historically, most older wooden apartment buildings were detached from one another, which could slow down fire spread, Corbett said.
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Gordon Rago, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
Any hope of limiting the scope of the term evaporated when information theorists detached it from acoustics altogether and applied it to any ambient activity that hinders a signal.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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Gordon Rago, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
Any hope of limiting the scope of the term evaporated when information theorists detached it from acoustics altogether and applied it to any ambient activity that hinders a signal.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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 3 May. 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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