detach
verb (used with object)
to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
was detaching
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past progressiveof detach.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Manufacturing problems first emerged internally in 2019 when Finnair engineers warned Airbus that the ECF protection was detaching from the wingtips of one A350 because of missing resin, according to the documents seen by Reuters.
From Reuters ● Dec. 6, 2021
“At some point, everything that was in my mind started to dissolve, almost like I was detaching from my thoughts,” Ferro says.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 4, 2018
The task for Rebecca Hiles, 26, was detaching herself from her work, when she realized the paint was drying and she was stuck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2016
“Are we still doing D.A. meetings this year, Harry?” asked Luna,who was detaching a pair of psychedelic spectacles from the middle of The Quibbler.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
It was no longer without form and void, but was detaching itself into huge fragments, which let in the sun and were gradually sucked up by him.
From Miriam's Schooling and Other Papers by Rutherford, Mark
