detach

Example Sentences

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This island near the Statue of Liberty, dotted with large, detached houses and patchy bus service, is politically more conservative than New York's other four boroughs.

From Barron's

Lisa-Marie Anne is still with him, but she had the decency to detach from his waist.

From Literature

For one moment, it seemed to detach itself and take the shape of a person.

From Literature

Shortly after taking bronze in the parallel giant slalom Sunday, Bulgarian snowboarder Tervel Zamfirov was running when the medal detached from the lanyard.

From The Wall Street Journal

And just about as detached from the whims of the modern markets.

From The Wall Street Journal