detractor

Example Sentences

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His aptitude for garnering media attention also brought him criticism over the course of his career from allies and detractors alike.

From Salon

Besides, we’re talking about Downey, a city that advocates and detractors alike hyperbolically call the “Mexican Beverly Hills” for its middle-class Latino life and conservative streak.

From Los Angeles Times

He has faced some fierce detractors within Zanu-PF, but his main critic - Blessed Geza, also known as "Bombshell" - died last week.

From BBC

Of course there are still detractors, but in an era in which public cancellations abound and apologies are scrutinized for any whiff of inauthenticity, Milli Vanilli’s wrongdoings can now seem quaint.

From Los Angeles Times

His detractors say it shows he lacks the cunning, quick instincts of the best politicians.

From BBC