Having detached the words of the statute from the intentions of its drafters, they were free to range through the possible dictionary meanings of "use a firearm" and choose one that pleased them.
There's a face, a body, a person, while "troop" is detached, a word with no humanity.
"You can detach imagery from words," he said, adding that he "never actually pictured" the things he rapped about.
"May God burn the infidel in this house," said Mahmoud, a white-bearded cleric with arresting eyes and a ready smile that seemed detached from his words.
By implying that public policy debates are only so many "words" detached from policy, the Republicans and AP illustrate the profound disconnect in Republican politics.
One reason that Kempowski's interrogative prose has a strange air of detachment is that the words have indeed detached themselves from the characters.
A group of words would detach themselves from speech and stand at mock attention, sticking out their chests, as if to say, Here we are!
He's detached from his own words.
Murray is, in other words, admirably detached from the world of Washington egos.
Consider these words: "fortune," "detached study," "charitably," "enchantment," "discreet and sedate," "equanimity," "adventure," "university".
