detach
verb (used with object)
to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
have detached
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present perfectof detach.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And in ghost hunting communities, these are thought to be not dead people, but pieces of rage that have somehow gotten so powerful, they have detached from someone's body.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2019
I watched peers go through surgeries to have detached hamstrings reconnected.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2018
"Home prices have detached from construction costs," Romem wrote in a recent blog post.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2018
Although both are inspired by recent consumer culture, they have detached form from commercial function.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2017
“Papa Papa Papa Papa,” Marie-Laure is saying, but her body seems to have detached itself from her voice, and her words make a faraway, desolate cadence.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
