| 1. | He had in his makeup much of the detached philosopher, like Cervantes and Mark Twain. - from The Best American Humorous Short Stories by Various |
| 2. | The first mentioned was, that, regardless of the sentiments of either, I had detached Mr. - from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
| 3. | Tall spouts were seen to leeward and two boats, Stubb's and Flask's, were detached in pursuit. - from Moby Dick; or The Whale by Herman Melville |
| 4. | After walking about a quarter of a mile, they stopped before a detached house surrounded by a wal. - from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens |
| 5. | Bingley and Jane were standing together, a little detached from the rest, and talked only to each other. - from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
| 6. | Some were detached sentences other parts took the form of a regular diary, scrawled in an unformed, childish hand. - from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte |
| 7. | Briarbrae proved to be a large detached house standing in extensive grounds within a few minutes' walk of the station. - from Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 8. | The train, now detached from the engine, remained a little behind, whilst the locomotive rushed forward with increased speed. - from Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne |
| 9. | Soon afterwards the day began to dawn, and he softly detached himself from the clasping hand, and cautiously looked out again. - from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens |