detrimental
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The American Property and Casualty Insurance Assn., a national trade group, said it was reviewing the bill closely and warned it could have a detrimental effect on the market.
From Los Angeles Times
The motherhood penalty can be detrimental to a woman’s career.
From Salon
For example, whereas a distorted video or lag had a negligible impact, glitches involving sustained video loss, echoes or brief freezes were substantially more detrimental to the candidate’s likelihood of being hired.
But the pressure to upgrade skills and learn the difficult jumps on joints that are still growing can be detrimental for athletes.
From Los Angeles Times
The Jazz were fined $500,000 for conduct detrimental to the league in games against the Orlando Magic on February 7 and the Miami Heat on February 9.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
