detaching

Example Sentences

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Dr. Kiat explains that feathers grow over two to three weeks before detaching from the blood supply and becoming nonliving material.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

Weiss is of the opinion that CBS is on the cusp of unlocking a new golden age of journalism, and that this is achievable only by detaching the network from party lines.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

Investigators have said the accident was caused by one of the engines catching fire and detaching during takeoff.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

Rhys luxuriates in his solitude and lack of responsibility, detaching to such a degree that, in 2020, he’s largely unaware of the COVID-19 pandemic until his barber insists he don a mask.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

Also it says in the book Sherlock Holmes had, in a very remarkable degree, the power of detaching his mind at will.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon