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

—This is eternal life, which doth forbid Mortal detraction to the exalted soul, And from her inward eye all fate hath hid.

From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Bridges, Robert