detach

Lloyd said Ethan "seemed to detach himself entirely from this whole nine months in a way".

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Two additional large sections of the floating ice tongue are expected to detach in the near future as rifts that have been developing for years continue to cut through the ice.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

“As a referee — contrary to what many people might think — you detach yourself from many situations, from the noise, from the pressure,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

“Especially when people are laid off, the first thing many do is roll over,” said Christopher Bahnsen, an adviser in Arvada, Colo. “Emotionally, these people want to detach from that employer.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

I detach him from my leg, so I can kneel down and wrap my free arm around him.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

By losing control, they exposed how fragile authorship becomes once ownership detaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

From the surface displacements, the researchers could glean clues to what was happening 1000 meters below, near the so-called grounding line—the spot where the frozen behemoth detaches from bedrock.

From Science Magazine ● May 19, 2024

As the soil dries, the thistle dies and detaches from the root.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

"Normally, buoyancy detaches these surface bubbles when they are millimeters in diameter, allowing them to escape and take the heat away as steam," said Boreyko.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023

I watch as he locks his helmet on the back of his bike, then detaches a camera bag from the handlebars.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

Within the LAPD, some have also criticized McDonnell for taking a detached approach to running the department and ceding control to underlings, such as Assistant Chief Dominic Choi.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The home’s appeal extends beyond the main residence, with two additional detached structures that could accommodate a variety of uses.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

"It just seems that the billing is completely detached from reality."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Hearn was arrested in June after he said he reached into the water to touch a piece of the coating that had already detached from the bottom of the reflecting pool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

An elderly fellow in a trilby, overalls and armband, with drooping jowls like a bulldog’s, detached himself and demanded to see her identity card.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

After detaching from the rocket's center core, the two boosters returned safely to the launch site, where they can be refurbished.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

It shows women dressed in distinctive crash helmets carrying the bottles and pyrotechnics to customers, before detaching them and pouring drinks.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 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

Jackson charged Gorsuch with disregarding “the clear design of the ADA” by fixating on “one isolated provision” and detaching it “from its place in the overall scheme.”

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2025

There were sounds coming from behind the Castle Rock Listening carefully, detaching his mind from the swing of the sea, Ralph could make out a familiar rhythm.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding