detraction
Example Sentences
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For the Logan community the charter has long been an unwanted detraction from their efforts.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
His relatively modest number of caps, in contrast to some of the other players in that World Cup winning side, is no detraction from his talent.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2022
She told the BBC: “Not having that would be a detraction of the ceremony, and we’re very big on pomp in the U.K.”
From Washington Post • May 10, 2022
The one detraction this season is that The Knick seems to be trying a little too hard to draw the parallels between modern New York and the one 114 years ago.
From The Guardian • Oct. 16, 2015
"There are a good many easier ways of making money," she offered, including the entire industrial strife in the implied detraction.
From The Real Man by Lynde, Francis
Vocabulary lists containing detraction
The Tragedy of Macbeth
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Much Ado About Nothing
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Twelfth Night
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