detachment
Example Sentences
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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
Severe myopia increases the risk of cataracts, glaucoma and retinal detachment later in life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Then it could be time for detachment and noncontact.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
When our other detachment appeared, they took their places; we pushed off from the shore and rowed toward the Crepuscule.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing detachment
The Pearl
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