detract
Example Sentences
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Detract not from others neither be excessive in Commending.
From George Washington's Rules of Civility Traced to their Sources and Restored by Moncure D. Conway by Conway, Moncure Daniel
The Behavior of the Troops, on this Occasion, Speaks for itself so Strongly, that for me to Attempt their Eulogium, would but Detract from their merit.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Parkman, Francis
Detract not from others, but neither be excessive in commending.
From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by Young, John H.
Detract from another, and nothing but envy will be your increase.
From Geoffery Gambado A Simple Remedy for Hypochondriacism and Melancholy Splenetic Humours by Bunbury, William Henry
I love thee, my darling, with love that is stronger, Than all the fond ties which the heart holds enshrined; Adversity, sorrow or pain can no longer Detract from this heart, if with thine intertwined.
From Mountain idylls, and Other Poems by King, Alfred Castner
Vocabulary lists containing detract
Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" (1863)
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Grade 9, List 6
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"The Gettysburg Address," Vocabulary from the speech
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