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
In commercial date orchards, pollen-laden male flowers are detached and placed in female trees to ensure pollination.
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 25 May 2024
The collapse of trust in government is not detached from, or removed from, rising social distrust outside of politics proper.
—Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 25 May 2024
The collapse of trust in government is not detached from, or removed from, rising social distrust outside of politics proper.
—Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
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“Detach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detach. Accessed 2 Jun. 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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