detached
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Detached and unburdened by the need of a narrative, the images simply exist.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
Detached structures count, as long as they are permanent fixtures.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023
Detached garage with attic, mature trees and landscaping, custom paved patio, greenhouse, pergola.
From Washington Times • May 5, 2022
Jodi Halpern is chancellor’s chair and professor of bioethics at the University of California at Berkeley, and author of “From Detached Concern to Empathy: Humanizing Medical Practice.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2022
Detached from their owners, voices sounded unnaturally loud.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing detached
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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A Monster Calls
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"A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman
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