detaching

Example Sentences

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Dr. Kiat explains that feathers grow over two to three weeks before detaching from the blood supply and becoming nonliving material.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

President Nawrocki said he could see Europe "detaching" itself from the United States and said this was good neither for the economic security nor thge military security of the European Union.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 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

They did that often, slowly detaching themselves from their friends, to sit in a corner by the library or take a walk in the green behind the laboratories.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie