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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By losing control, they exposed how fragile authorship becomes once ownership detaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
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
When, for example, a leaf detaches from a tree and falls to the ground, it begins to break down immediately.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
As the soil dries, the thistle dies and detaches from the root.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
I watch as he locks his helmet on the back of his bike, then detaches a camera bag from the handlebars.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
