How to Use detract from in a Sentence

detract from

phrasal verb

• But none of that detracts from the pleasure of reading the book.
  — Ainslie Hogarth, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023
• In fact, sauce detracts from the taste of truly great wings.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
• None of it detracts from the dazzle of the performance.
  — Megan Angelo, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2023
• Winds from the south are a bit gusty, detracting from the comfort factor.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
• But the film ends on a tendentious and discordant note that detracts from the whole.
  — The Editors, National Review, 5 Apr. 2024
• 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, 31 Oct. 2023
• Oh, and the largest collection of rum in the Maldives certainly doesn't detract from any of this.
  — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2023
• There was a little extra fabric, but not so much to detract from the look and handling.
  — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2024
• The chair isn't adjustable, but that doesn't detract from its great qualities.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
• Hints of yuzu salt and shiso flower do not detract from the delicate sweetness of a slice of hamachi, for instance.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
• Pieces of 20th-century modern art were displayed in many of the rooms, which seemed a bit out of place, but didn’t detract from the palace’s splendor.
  — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2023
• Some say that ease can detract from the collective spirit.
  — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
• Still Dangerous None of this should detract from the fact that Kinzhal is still dangerous.
  — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2023
• That his strikeouts are down does not detract from what has been a dominant season for a flawed team.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
• Everything else is style that detracts from the substantive peril of the present.
  — Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 28 Oct. 2021
• Would its takeover by a larger hotel group detract from the resort’s rare magic?
  — Liam Hess, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2023
• The church may have no desire to detract from such significant events, which have become a touchstone of the Catholic faith for many.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
• And that’s not to detract from the mealtime mainstay of New Haven pizza, with a distinct, chewy crust that sets it apart from its New York-style neighbors.
  — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2023
• Repole said the focus on deaths has detracted from the beauty of racing and undermined the sport.
  — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 10 June 2023
• But this quibble doesn’t detract from the main idea that drives Pathogenesis.
  — Colin Dickey, The New Republic, 3 May 2023
• But that shouldn't detract from the significance of these results.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 13 June 2024
• Scattered clouds should not detract from viewing Jupiter.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
• The plethora of sobriquets may seem peculiar, but this shouldn’t detract from the danger posed by the present heat in southern Europe.
  — Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 14 July 2023
• But whatever happens Sunday evening isn’t going to detract from the bond that’s already formed between the men.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
• The ubiquity of silent reading groups doesn’t detract from this novel moment.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
• Just note that enabling the ANC detracts from the detail and clarity of higher frequencies.
  — PCMAG, 24 July 2024
• Its haze seemed to smear and smudge the blue above somewhat, detracting from what might otherwise have seemed an unsullied sort of summer idyll.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
• In each case, music enhances the experience rather than detract from it.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023
• Business and legal groups say the law, in its vagueness, will detract from the city’s appeal as a financial hub safe for investment.
  — Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
• However, because each of the participants has a clear dramatic arc within WWE’s storytelling, the match is able to devolve into a mess without detracting from the spectacle too much.
  — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024