detached

Example Sentences

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"I was completely detached from reality. It was really scary and I was admitted to a general psychiatric ward and separated from my baby at the time."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

California is largely detached from the rest of the fuel distribution system.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The agency’s mindset remains: evidentiary maximalism detached from clinical reality, indifference to patient urgency, and hostility to the flexibility Congress intended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Other stocks on the screen are not negatively correlated to AI chips, but have extremely low positive correlations, making them largely detached from the data center trade.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

I can no longer even feign being cool and detached.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed