What is "detaches"

Usage examples of "detaches".

He pulls a face and detaches a couple of ghosts to go look out for the new arrivals.

Suddenly, on impulse, he detaches a ghost to identify this Rita person and find out who she is, what she wants.

Vic unwraps his rifle from the collection of Hefty bags that he uses to protect it from the salt spray, and detaches the bulky sight so that they can use it as a spyglass.

Vic unwraps his rifle from the collection of Hefty bags that he uses to protect it from the salt spray, and detaches the bulky sight so that they can use it as a spyglass.

Lenehan in yachtsman's cap and white shoes officiously detaches a long hair from Blazes Boylan's coat shoulder.

The pirate ship's very excess of closure detaches it from its initial context, and gives it an unlimited freedom to wander and explore.

Walter Matern stares darkly at the white steamer as it detaches itself trembling from the pier.

Thereupon Eddi Amsel detaches himself nimbly from the genuine Renaissance writing desk, but nevertheless, as the cocktail party amid the oak paneling turns to other topics, such as the Olympiad and its side effects, does not close Otto Weininger's standard work.