detached
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“If he actually believed this stuff he had become significantly detached from reality.”
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
The home has an attached two-car garage, a garage for a golf cart, and a detached four-car garage with a carport.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Ozon gives it all a fascinatingly detached gloss so that our curiosity is well-tapped.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
"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
When she was certain that Lazlo had at last subsided into dreams—and he had finally moved his arm so that she could see his face—she detached her moth from the casement and went to him.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Vocabulary lists containing detached
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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A Monster Calls
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"A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman
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