detach
verb (used with object)
to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
were 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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Muffled thunder rose from underground, as though boulders were detaching themselves from the roof of a subterranean cavern and falling to the floor.
From Time Magazine Archive
As if he were detaching himself from the heaviness of political struggles, and the tragedies they can bring.
From Time Magazine Archive
Several of the things were detaching themselves from the ship, and instinctively, I turned the spray upon them.
From Vampires of Space by Wright, Sewell Peaslee
Whitlow, despite his misgivings, found that he, too, was on his feet, staring skyward at the tiny dots that were detaching themselves from the shining bulk of the carrier plane.
From Minor Detail by Sharkey, Jack
Her hands had brought a bunch of sweet peas within the mirror's compass, and were detaching a part of them for the vase by which she stood.
From The Main Chance by Nicholson, Meredith
