detachable

Example Sentences

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The detachable thermostat plugs into the blanket and connects to an outlet up to 70 inches away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Ukraine says 117 drones were used: they were first smuggled into Russia, then placed inside wooden cabins mounted on the back of lorries and concealed below remotely operated detachable roofs.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

It looks similar, albeit just a tad larger, and again comes with detachable controllers, which Nintendo dubs “Joy-Con,” only now they are magnetized.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

“There’s detachable fronts, zipper fronts, colors,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Now Mom got paid about seven hundred dollars a month, and the first time I saw her gray-green pay check, with its detachable stub and automated signatures, I thought our troubles were over.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls