disconnected

Example Sentences

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Willy might as well be delivering newspapers or mopping the kitchen floor, so disconnected are his gestures.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The San Francisco resident said his college courses felt disconnected from new workforce realities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

This writing style works just fine for a corporate slide deck that is equally disconnected from the lived world.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

He mainly speaks to people in their 20s to 30s, and Ben says 99.9% come to him because they are already disconnected from their family, either physically or emotionally.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Although I hadn’t had a seizure since May, the night of the perigee moon—which was now one hundred million miles behind me—I felt disconnected and drained.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith