detachment
Example Sentences
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The crisis we face is not a lack of information; it is a profound detachment from reality.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
These facts are narrated with detachment by the protagonist herself.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Beneath the coolness and detachment in her music, there's a refusal to romanticise struggle, even while turning it into art.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
He encourages her to stop hiding behind her Stoic detachment and let more of the world in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Ishmael, at school, feigned detachment in her presence and ignored her in the casual way she gradually taught him to use.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Vocabulary lists containing detachment
The Pearl
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Farewell to Manzanar
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