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Definition
to separate something from something else (physically or emotionally)
- until he fell in love with Brett, I never heard him make one remark that would, in any way, detach him from other people.Book 1 (66% in)
detach = separate
- Of course, if you went in there you'd probably detach one of them from the herd, and he'd be dangerous" "That's too complicated," Bill .Book 2 (46% in)
- "Don't you ever detach me from the herd, Mike" "I say," Mike said, "they were fine bulls, weren't they?Book 2 (46% in)
There are no more uses of "detach" in The Sun Also Rises.
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