How to Use detract in a Sentence

detract

verb

• This did not seem to detract from their enjoyment of the show.
  — Dan Nosowitz, Cosmopolitan, 12 Sep. 2017
• Hall has a sound delivery, though his arm slot can wander and detract from his control and command.
  — Randy McRoberts, The Aegis, 13 June 2017
• The effort can detract from our work to protect and liberate ourselves.
  — Janet Mock, Allure, 31 July 2017
• The rest required no adornment, though a drizzle of that salsa certainly didn’t detract.
  — Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
• But Kyrie is considered such a singular talent that his flaws don’t detract from his value.
  — Nathaniel Friedman, GQ, 23 Aug. 2017
• Rather than detracting from its variety, joining the union has simply added another layer of identity to this state.
  — NOLA.com, 2 July 2017
• Some say that the uniform detracts from the unified whole of the graduating class, and that there’s a time and place for a military uniform — but a school graduation isn’t one.
  — Megan Schellong, USA TODAY College, 14 June 2017
• Many argued the system should be simplified, while others said more reporting could be too burdensome and detract candidates from running.
  — Kimberlee Kruesi, idahostatesman, 28 Aug. 2017
• Just 30 percent of any exposed skin, such as an arm, can be tattooed, and then the images or words can’t be offensive or detract from a professional image.
  — Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 June 2017
• Ivory crushes can detract from what is really needed to save elephants: much greater efforts on law enforcement and improving ways to protect elephants in their natural habitat.
  — Kate Brooks, National Geographic, 2 Aug. 2017
• On the bright side, the quartet's pedestrian songs didn't detract from Saturday's show at Klipsch Music Center.
  — David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star, 20 Aug. 2017
• Most of the fish are small, but that doesn’t seem to detract.
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 17 June 2018
• Little does this detract from the mystique of the place though.
  — Stav Dimitropoulos, House Beautiful, 22 June 2021
• The fact that none of it is true does not detract from the power of his appeal.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 4 May 2021
• Both of those things should add up to a good life, and neither should detract.
  — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2019
• And how might that detract from your running of the country?
  — Brian Bennett, Time, 13 July 2019
• None of that should detract, of course, from Iceland’s joy.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 17 June 2018
• This list isn’t meant to detract from the good work being done at the breweries that didn’t make it.
  — Matt Koesters, Cincinnati.com, 11 June 2020
• Though not to detract from the luxe looks of the new BT-50, the greatest change comes in the form of its underpinnings.
  — Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 20 June 2020
• But the debate has long been a part of the sport, and its presence doesn’t have to detract from each series.
  — Michael McCleary, The Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2020
• But, that doesn’t really detract from the good that an app like this can do.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 6 June 2022
• These issues should not detract from all that the WHO has done to contain the crisis.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2020
• To be clear, a case for one player does not detract from the case of another.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2018
• Will team’s like the one in Birmingham detract from the college game?
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 22 May 2021
• The main point is this is detracting from his greatness.
  — Peter Nicholas, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2019
• Windows are often the focal point of a room, and blinds shouldn't detract from them.
  — Madison Yauger, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2021
• If a team drafts a player in the first 10 rounds but cannot sign him, the slot value of that pick is detracted from the team’s pool.
  — Chris Johnson, SI.com, 1 June 2018
• In the same way, omitting Fly Me to the Moon from this release doesn’t detract from the story or the series overall.
  — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2021
• But these issues don’t detract much from the book’s overall value and importance.
  — Noah Giansiracusa, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
• Others have warned that the new laws may detract young physicians, especially obstetricians, from opting to remain in the state.
  — Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024