1
: standing by itself : separate, unconnected
especially
: not sharing any wall with another building
a house with a detached garage
2
: exhibiting an aloof objectivity usually free from prejudice or self-interest
a detached observer
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Examples of detached in a Sentence
The house has a detached garage.
a detached observer at company parties, taking it all in and saying very little
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Surprisingly, an attached garage can provide an additional 20 degrees or so of warmth, while a detached garage will provide about 10 more degrees of warmth, says Hancock.
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And there’s a correlation between parents glued to their phones and children feeling stressed or emotionally detached, according to communication research published in 2022.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Detached.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detached. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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detached
adjective
de·tached
di-ˈtacht 
1
: not joined or connected : separate
a detached house
2
: aloof entry 2, unconcerned, impartial
a detached attitude
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