How to Use detract in a Sentence

detract

verb

• The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
• 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 did not seem to detract from their enjoyment of the show.
  — Dan Nosowitz, Cosmopolitan, 12 Sep. 2017
• 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
• The pacing, though, doesn’t detract from the involving work by the actors.
  — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 June 2018
• The length of your shirt and its straps or sleeves can either enhance or detract from its overall fit and feel.
  — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 25 Jan. 2022
• None of this should detract from the immense personal impact on those caught up in the raids.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 12 July 2019
• Some connections may be in the eyes of the beholders, which doesn’t detract.
  — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
• The uptick in offensive output hasn’t detracted from Bridges’s work on the other end of the floor.
  — Chris Johnson, SI.com, 25 Jan. 2018
• That shouldn't detract from what Few has achieved in his more than 20 years as Gonzaga's head coach.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2021
• There’s also a full sushi menu, though it’s made in the back, which may detract from the experience.
  — Michael Klein, Philly.com, 30 May 2018
• Since the nearest town is 87 miles away, there's no light pollution to detract from your view of the cosmos.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2021
• Condor wanted a simple, but sleek, look that didn't detract from the night.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2022
• Moser have a simple design that doesn’t detract from the table.
  — Stacey Altherr, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2018
• But these issues don’t detract much from the book’s overall value and importance.
  — Noah Giansiracusa, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024