detach
verb (used with object)
to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
detaches
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present tense formof detach (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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When the protein detaches, the RNA becomes available for producing viral proteins instead.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
Ter Kulve is set to lead the company behind Ben & Jerry’s and Breyers as it detaches from consumer-goods giant Unilever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
From the surface displacements, the researchers could glean clues to what was happening 1000 meters below, near the so-called grounding line—the spot where the frozen behemoth detaches from bedrock.
From Science Magazine ● May 19, 2024
As the soil dries, the thistle dies and detaches from the root.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
Keenan is nowhere to be seen, but a woman draped in rags detaches herself from a wall and approaches me.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
