How to Use detract from in a Sentence

detract from

phrasal verb

• Pressley said that the biased discipline patterns are deeply harmful, contributing to low self-esteem while detracting from students' ability to learn.
  — Claudia Grisales, NPR, 19 Sep. 2024
• But none of that detracts from my enthusiasm for this production, which uses eight live musicians and is both sexier than the one on Broadway and more in touch with the characters’ inner lives.
  — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2024
• 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
• By and large, her performance detracts from the quality of the film.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 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
• But what about the less obvious things that detract from a modern-day bathroom?
  — Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
• 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
• Yet their presence somewhat detracts from the songs that Overbey has lived with, in some form or another, for years.
  — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 5 Aug. 2024
• 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
• So, while the TV takes pride of place above the mantel, Toombs is careful to add items that do not detract from the screen while still complementing the mantelpiece.
  — Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
• Scattered clouds should not detract from viewing Jupiter.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
• Even if decisions 5, 4, and 3 are going great … not having overall health can detract from them.
  — Stephen Gerard, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
• Dhawan noted that the political turmoil is not detracting from the country’s debt market outlook.
  — Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024