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.
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Trump made no mention of Roosevelt having detached the retina of his left eye during one such sparring session.
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Jack Dura,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
Trump made no mention of Roosevelt having detached the retina of his left eye during one such sparring session.
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CBS News,
1 July 2026
These couplers are heavy, designed to be detached during the violent shaking of a launch.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
As this behavior becomes mainstream, large portions of the web are turning into ghost inventory, active in analytics dashboards but detached from real commercial impact.
—
Vincentas Grinius,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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Jack Dura,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
Trump made no mention of Roosevelt having detached the retina of his left eye during one such sparring session.
—
CBS News,
1 July 2026
These couplers are heavy, designed to be detached during the violent shaking of a launch.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
As this behavior becomes mainstream, large portions of the web are turning into ghost inventory, active in analytics dashboards but detached from real commercial impact.
—
Vincentas Grinius,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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 5 Jul. 2026.
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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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