detachment
Example Sentences
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It keeps a detachment of soldiers on board despite frequent harassment by Chinese ships.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
These facts are narrated with detachment by the protagonist herself.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Then it could be time for detachment and noncontact.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
“Do they really know what degradation looks like? Have they smelled what a landfill smells like? There’s such a detachment between intent and actuality,” she says.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026
Another idea I found, or imagined I found, in The Stranger was the use of detachment as a resource.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
Vocabulary lists containing detachment
The Pearl
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Farewell to Manzanar
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