How to Use detach in a Sentence

detach

verb
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  • Detach the upper part of the form and return it with your payment.
  • During the accident the trailer was detached from the car.
  • It can be difficult to detach yourself from the chaos of the situation.
  • The brush detaches from the vacuum cleaner for easy cleaning.
  • She has been trying to detach herself from an abusive relationship.
  • The boy’s head was scalped and a piece of his skull was detached.
    — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The steel blades and guards detach as well for easy cleaning.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The cube's top can be detached and flipped for easy storage.
    — Allen Foster, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • Once the shell opens slightly, use the knife to work your way around the slit to detach the top from the bottom shell.
    — Odette Williams, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Part of the building’s back section collapsed and detached from the rest of the structure, the fire chief said.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN, 29 May 2023
  • Repeat on the other side of the spine, fully detaching the spine from the bird.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Simply detach the chaise and pull out the inner bed frame.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The creator of the art is detached from it the moment the figurative pen lid clicks shut.
    — Howard Murphy, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The quick explanation: sleeves were detached at the time.
    — André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Later, the helmet will detach from the medium droid for the creature’s third form.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The pair insisted that Whistler, far from detached, spoke for the working class.
    — Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Over and over, Arnold attaches and detaches his limbs from the ice.
    — Jacopo Pasotti, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Sharply faceted and colored blue, the fireplace slopes to one side and looks like a chunk of ice that has detached itself from a glacier.
    — Ian Phillips, ELLE Decor, 15 May 2023
  • Because that cutoff low is detached from the jet stream, is has nothing to scoop it up the coast or move it along.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
  • The front part of the platform has a docking area where a two-seater scooter can be attached or detached.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Axiom’s station could then detach from the ISS and orbit Earth on its own.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2023
  • When a fish takes the lure, the impact and tension of the strike detaches the line from the weighted line, allowing the angler to fight the fish freely.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2023
  • Perched on a magic carpet atop a rolling cart, the rider and the carpet will detach from the cart, and let magic handle the rest.
    — Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The wand detaches for easy storage, and the 9-foot swivel cord avoids cord tangles and helps to keep the iron from falling when moved.
    — Deanna Pai, Women's Health, 19 July 2023
  • The wall beds can break and detach from the wall, posing serious impact and crush hazards.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The crash also broke nearly every bone in his face and detached an eye from its socket.
    — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • Rameau said the tone of the message was impersonal, detached and did not sound like Knezevich.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Take mifepristone first, and the contents of the uterus have already begun to detach a little from the lining.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Bindings can be switched from downhill to cross-country mode with heels detached.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • And unlike other implants, the neck detached at both ends to adjust the angle to better fit the patient.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023

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