How to Use unattached in a Sentence

unattached

adjective
  • My brother is currently unattached.
  • Plus, the unattached back piece looks clunky, and the tongue doesn’t read.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Your unattached clips may belong to any of the face-up suits.
    — Ben Orlin, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Wires hung down unattached, loosely blowing in the light wind.
    — WSJ, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The two oldest boys share a room in our unattached guesthouse, my youngest son’s room is in the main house.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The two eldest boys share a room in our unattached guesthouse; my youngest son’s room is in the main house.
    — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Beaulieu ran in a different race as an unattached club runner at that meet.
    — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2020
  • But the unattached label was leaning against the blank panel on which it will be hung.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2019
  • An unattached shed was also entered by force and lawn equipment was stolen.
    — Lisa M. Bolton, Washington Post, 12 June 2019
  • They were urged to only use unattached flowers and not lei, whose strings can harm marine life.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN, 30 June 2019
  • There are now more unattached women in the country than married ones.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • The side brushes come unattached, but popping them on is very simple.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 25 Nov. 2021
  • For two unattached ladies looking for fun, though, male attention is good.
    — Kyle Smith, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The unattached high school athletes range in age from 13 to 19.
    — Richard Obert, azcentral, 9 June 2020
  • Gently separate the unattached part of each bunny ear and press down on the glue dots.
    — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Society-wide, there’s been an emphasis on unattached youth who don’t work or go to school.
    — Matthew Casey, azcentral, 10 May 2020
  • My oldest son, Liam, in his early 40s, was at the time unattached.
    — Rebecca Gummere, TIME, 8 May 2024
  • And there can be different rules depending on whether the garage is attached or unattached.
    — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Jane appears to be unattached, at the moment, but has opened up about her trek back into the dating world as a single mom.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Cut all the ear shapes out, then glue the inner ear shape on top of the outer ear shape, leaving about 1 inch at the bottom unattached.
    — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Cut all the ear shapes out, then glue the inner ear shape on top of the outer ear shape, leaving about 1 inch at the bottom unattached.
    — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026
  • What sounded like a loose bolt rolling back and forth behind the dashboard turned out to be a loose bolt that had become unattached from the left sun visor.
    — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 23 Oct. 2017
  • Mbatha-Raw seems equally unattached to the idea of winning statuettes.
    — Danielle Stein Chizzik, Town & Country, 10 Feb. 2015
  • Within a day Joe and Kathleen are unattached and ready to spend their lives together.
    — Susanna Fogel, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2018
  • If the couple has a lot of single friends, invite them to attend unattached and all the friends can mingle together.
    — Myka Meier, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Oct. 2018
  • The officers found an unattached door and laid the woman on in it, improvising for a stretcher.
    — Yael Halon, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2021
  • An unattached Haley Schwan is the mischievous upbeat spirit of the piece.
    — Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The tractor apparently didn't rolled, but the unattached tanker tumbled some distance away.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Finally, showering within two hours of coming indoors can help wash away any unattached ticks.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Tumbling clothes in the dryer on high heat for 30 minutes will kill ticks, and showering can help remove any unattached ticks.
    — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2018

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