unattached
Example Sentences
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Because age, termites and water had attacked wooden beams, the house sat unattached on its foundation; it has been reaffixed, and moisture levels controlled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Yet in public Kennedy insisted he offered a third way, unattached to the two major parties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2024
“All of the fear and the anxiety and the threat lingers unattached to anything,” Makari said.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2024
Rowing, or crew, uses rowing oars that are attached to a boat using oarlocks, unlike paddles, which are unattached.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
The fog made things seem hollow and unattached.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
