Example Sentences

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As if he were detaching himself from the heaviness of political struggles, and the tragedies they can bring.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

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

The little ones were detaching themselves and scrambling up the rifle and the sling.

From The World That Couldn't Be by Simak, Clifford D.