How to Use detraction in a Sentence

detraction

noun

• The only detraction will be a pesky breeze from the west.
  — Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2021
• But both of those are small detractions, and there’s still a lot to like about the T20 Wireless.
  — Vlad Savov, The Verge, 20 June 2019
• Keep trying to make the place more of a landmark tourist detraction.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2022
• Though a detraction to some, traveling on the job is a perk to others.
  — Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2022
• But the main thrust of the detraction against Inventing Anna is that the show is too nice to Anna.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2022
• The main — but not major — detraction is just a bit more cloud cover than Saturday.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2019
• Some might even view niceness as a detraction in politics.
  — Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 26 Feb. 2021
• And it’s done now, without doubt or any possible detraction.
  — Brian Straus, SI.com, 9 Dec. 2017
• Audiences criticized the character’s looks (link in Chinese) and the film’s detraction from folklore.
  — Echo Huang, Quartzy, 10 July 2019
• Some saw his limited experience – with only one full season as a college starter – as a detraction.
  — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2021
• The main statistical detraction: another slow 3-point shooting start, but Doncic opened last season worse before closing at a torrid rate to post a career-best 35.5% mark by the end.
  — Dallas News, 15 Nov. 2022
• In that respect, the inclusion of Wood’s account of creating this theater feels like a detraction, a decision to excise some of the liveness Scovel wanted to capture, and replace it with something else.
  — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 25 June 2021
• While in Chicago, some observers echoed the criticisms of Palm Springs’ residents over its kitsch and its detraction from other famous architecture, and questioned the statue’s connection to the city.
  — Talal Ansari, WSJ, 23 May 2021
• Perhaps the fuel economy—or lack thereof—is the biggest detraction from family duties.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 16 June 2017
• But the memorial's central focus is a large wall that will hold its final feature: a 58-foot bronze sculpture that is either a bold testament to the significance of the mission or a detraction from its natural setting, depending on the point of view.
  — Jennifer Steinhauer, Star Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
• But this was neither the dominant impression nor a significant detraction from a presentation rife with interest.
  — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 10 Jan. 2020
• In these scenarios, Fishman suggests enhancement over detraction.
  — Mark Hill, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 30 Nov 2024