detriment

Example Sentences

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He didn't court publicity as a player – to his detriment some might say – and didn't go out of his way to make headlines as a manager at Middlesbrough.

From BBC

“A potential worry is that government intervention will bring renewed pressure on the large public builders to increase production more than they otherwise would—to the detriment of their margins,” Kim wrote.

From Barron's

Weighting toward revenue does skew the fund toward value stocks, which had been a detriment to performance, but may now be a positive when the broader market’s multiple is looking stretched.

From Barron's

That pain-free approach has changed the very nature of the filibuster, Ornstein said, and transformed how the Senate operates, much to its detriment.

From Los Angeles Times

The film is blunt and obvious to its detriment.

From Los Angeles Times