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as in single
not physically attached to another unit preferred an unattached house to a townhome

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Recent Examples of unattached The past year has seen unattached former Chelsea and Arsenal youngsters Malik Mothersille and Omari Benjamin join on trial. Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 11 July 2024 Usually, unattached players would train by themselves with a physical trainer or in a small group. Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024 What makes Jenn’s story so frustrating in the pantheon of great Bachelorettes who have ended up unattached at the end of their season or shortly thereafter is that Jenn wasn’t given a moment of pure joy in this finale. Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024 The only other alternative would be to add a free agent, with names like Sergio Ramos and Joel Matip on the list of currently unattached players that Juve could sign to a contract immediately. Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unattached 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattached
Adjective
  • The move drew swift criticism online, as the brand has long presented itself as a safe haven for unmarried couples.
    Esha Mitra, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The children, Luis, 11, and Antonella, 4, are enrolled in school, and the parents even married in City Hall after 15 years together — a popular move among unmarried couples looking to streamline their asylum cases.
    Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Again, because all of these are estimates, a single score is less useful than tracking your score over time.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
  • For example, all three major airports in the Washington, D.C. area saw records for the most firearms detected in a single year.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But the detached garage and a guest cottage were destroyed, as were all but three or four of the 20 or so houses on their block near the Altadena Golf Course.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Steps lead down to a heated swimming pool, and elsewhere on the property are fruit-bearing citrus trees, raised garden boxes and an original detached bomb shelter.
    Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The paper also noted that in a separate statement, Henley– the group’s only remaining original member — thanked Smith for his long tenure.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2025
  • In a separate filing yesterday in New York, Drake’s attorney submitted a letter endorsing UMG’s request for an extension of time to respond to his complaint.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Unattached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattached. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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