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Detachment is an English word with synonyms like separation or alteration. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Detachment meaning

  1. The action of detaching; separation.
  2. The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.
  3. Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.

Using Detachment

  • The main meaning on this page is: The action of detaching; separation. | The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation. | Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
  • Useful related words include: separation, alteration, change, breakup.
  • In the example corpus, detachment often appears in combinations such as: detachment of, the detachment, rcmp detachment.

Context around Detachment

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Detachment

  • In this selection, "detachment" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, retinal, maintained, using, const, commander and aren stand out and add context to how "detachment" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include began using detachment h s and campbell river detachment saved a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "detachment" sits close to words such as benches, buccaneers and cartel, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with detachment

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Andrew Bachmann (now with Smithers detachment), Const. (7 words)

Craig Van Herk, spokesperson for the local detachment. (8 words)

Christian Fay (now with Campbell River detachment) – saved a suicidal man from jumping off a bridge. (16 words)

This was a cover story, however, as the CIA maintained Detachment H's U-2s and replaced them as necessary, and CIA pilots from Detachment G began using Detachment H's unmarked U-2 for flights over North Vietnam in February 1962. (42 words)

He received his first one in December 2008 for leading a special-ops detachment and Afghan troops that relieved another special-ops team under fire from as many as 400 enemy fighters and helped withdraw wounded soldiers. (37 words)

Angered because the troops had illegally entered the reservation and agent Meeker had lied about requesting them, Quinkent compelled Meeker to send a last-minute messenger to ask Maj. Thomas Thornburgh, the detachment commander, to negotiate. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

This was a cover story, however, as the CIA maintained Detachment H's U-2s and replaced them as necessary, and CIA pilots from Detachment G began using Detachment H's unmarked U-2 for flights over North Vietnam in February 1962.

Before the new detachment was ready, however, Detachment A in late August used Adana as a refueling base to photograph the Mediterranean.

According to the defence team, Shasore was diagnosed with lattice retinal degeneration to both the left and right eyes as well as chronic rhegmatogenous retinal detachment to the right eye.

According to the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Trey Gagnon, 18, is now in custody.

Additional contributions included £100 each to the Ellesmere Army League, which supports the Ellesmere Detachment of the ACF, and Ellesmere Scouts, both of whom offered enthusiastic support during the July 2023 Regatta on The Mere.

A group of soldiers stationed at Fort Eisenhower make their way through a buffet line at a Christmas dinner hosted by the North Augusta Marine Corps League detachment and American Legion Post 71 Saturday afternoon.

Also on Thursday morning, a Myanmar military detachment of 100 troops stationed at the township hall in Tilin Town torched 30 houses in Pazin Chaung Village in Tilin.

An assessment of his injuries found he sustained loss of iris and lens and unrepairable retinal detachment in his right eye, while blood also filled both the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye.

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And even though is attempting to build suspense with detachment, there’s very little forward momentum or any real danger at hand when these three are apart from each other.

Andrew Bachmann (now with Smithers detachment), Const.

Angered because the troops had illegally entered the reservation and agent Meeker had lied about requesting them, Quinkent compelled Meeker to send a last-minute messenger to ask Maj. Thomas Thornburgh, the detachment commander, to negotiate.

Both the FAA and United Airlines are conducting investigations to determine the cause of the slide detachment from the plane.

Business owners say these public bathrooms off Main Street near the OPP detachment aren't always easy for visitors to find.

Christian Fay (now with Campbell River detachment) – saved a suicidal man from jumping off a bridge.

Craig Van Herk, spokesperson for the local detachment.

Depression and other psychosomatic disorders among lecturers have also increased due to feelings of abandonment, oppression, and detachment.

Folks are asked to show their support by coming to the detachment on Wednesday, September 13 at 4 p.m. to meet the team.

He received his first one in December 2008 for leading a special-ops detachment and Afghan troops that relieved another special-ops team under fire from as many as 400 enemy fighters and helped withdraw wounded soldiers.

His political involvement also castigates the detachment of Nigerian intellectuals and scholars from the realm of politics.

I concluded such detachment must help them not take it personally should we, heaven forbid, expire in their care.

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Common combinations with detachment

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "detachment" in a sentence?
An example: "This was a cover story, however, as the CIA maintained Detachment H's U-2s and replaced them as necessary, and CIA pilots from Detachment G began using Detachment H's unmarked U-2 for flights over North Vietnam in February 1962." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "detachment" from authentic English texts.
What does "detachment" mean?
Detachment means: The action of detaching; separation.
What are synonyms of "detachment"?
Common synonyms of "detachment" include: separation, alteration, change, breakup, army unit, isolation, insularism, insularity. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "detachment" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "detachment", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.