For that reason, it is essential for a neutral and detached judge to make the decision whether any particular query is warranted.
Oshea: Being incarcerated for so long, you tend to get detached from real love from people.
Romney and Santorum are coming out of Michigan bruised—and detached from reality in the eyes of most voters.
He likewise highlights this failing among a detached citizenry on the homefront.
In both stories, the detached, observational voice calmly belies the impossibility of ever keeping a job ‘strictly business.’
To Miss Grantham's detached and philosophic mind this conclusion, when she reflected on it, seemed extremely sound.
The ornaments, from their position, seemed to have been detached from the head when deposited there.
It is found in large, detached masses of fine quality, five or six feet below the surface of the ground.
She was not curious, being used to seeing him look so detached.
In later days this was the kitchen, but in olden times the kitchen was a detached building, and the slaves slept in the loft.
1680s, from French détacher "to detach, untie," from Old French destachier, from des- "apart" + attachier "attach" (see attach). Related: Detached; detaching.
detached adj.
Separated; disconnected.
Standing apart from others; separate.
detach de·tach (dĭ-tāch')
v. de·tached, de·tach·ing, de·tach·es
To separate or unfasten; disconnect.
To remove from association or union with something.
