detachment

Example Sentences

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I watched with a numb detachment as the Butterfly was wrestled off the platform and through the same door the techs had taken the women I’d captured.

From Literature

The military's statement said that box extended "up to the northern tip of Luzon, particularly Mavulis Island", which hosts small Philippine navy and marine detachments.

From Barron's

Helping to create the New Yorker’s signature voice of amused detachment, she used her reporting to reveal broader insights.

From The Wall Street Journal

Part of the reason for Truman’s detachment was the immense scope of the job thrust upon him.

From The Wall Street Journal

Retinal detachment occurs when the thin layer at the back of the eye - the retina - becomes loose.

From BBC