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

“I wouldn’t go for a political speech, a detraction from the purpose of the day. And the purpose of the day is really all of us together celebrating the nation’s birthday. That’s why we go.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2019

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

They are to be known by their modesty and precision of speech, avoiding scurrility and detraction and light words and lies and oaths.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles