How to Use detriment in a Sentence

detriment

noun

• Yes, losing the game would make it ultimately a detriment to have made the game.
  — Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
• His mom used to tell him to understand when patience is a virtue and when patience is a detriment.
  — Brian Bennett, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
• In a month that has been to its detriment the past two seasons, Ohio State has been at its best.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2021
• To Gase’s credit and perhaps to the detriment of the franchise, his players did not quit on him.
  — New York Times, 3 Jan. 2021
• In a state known for its politeness, Milgrom defied social norms, sometimes to his own detriment.
  — Alicia Eler, Star Tribune, 22 Dec. 2020
• Schools have been mixed in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and other States, and no detriment has occurred.
  — Christopher Frear, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
• Jennifer said virtual learning has been a detriment to her children (not including one who is in private school and already back to in-person education).
  — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 28 Jan. 2021
• These actions undermined America’s leadership of the global trade system, to the dismay of our allies and partners and to the detriment of our firms and workers.
  — Henry M. Paulson Jr., WSJ, 22 Feb. 2021
• The extraction and use of petroleum, coal and natural gas have lead to humans radically changing the Earth's climate to our detriment.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2021
• Fortress signed a nondisclosure agreement meant to preclude it from using any confidential information to Steak n Shake’s detriment.
  — Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2021
• Franchy Cordero is a bit better but is a big detriment in the field.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2022
• In a short series the lack of power can be a detriment as the Guardians found out against the Yankees.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2022
• Nine toes off the cliff, Phil sought hero shots, sometimes to his detriment.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 May 2021
• So there’s a sense in which Iran has gained a lot after 2011, to the detriment of Russia.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2022
• So far, none of its success has been to OSU’s detriment.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 29 July 2021
• But this triad was abandoned long ago, to the detriment of all.
  — Steve Forbes, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
• There is no doubt that the wealth of some has greatly increased to the detriment of others.
  — Devika Rao, The Week, 26 Nov. 2022
• But the flatness of the main characters remains a detriment to the show’s progress.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 16 June 2024
• But the clear win for companies comes to the detriment of workers’ health.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
• Utah winning on Saturday night was not only a detriment to the Ducks, but to the rest of the Pac-12.
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Nov. 2021
• The other modes stray even further from golf, to their detriment.
  — Will Bedingfield, Wired, 29 June 2021
• There is a tendency to overserve the least valuable clients to the detriment of the most valuable.
  — Marc Emmer, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
• This would be to the detriment of both smaller agents and lower league clubs where fees are lower.
  — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 12 June 2021
• Mars is considered to be in detriment in the sign Taurus.
  — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 11 June 2024
• This can be to the detriment of workers and lead to the degradation of the environment.
  — Carlton Reid, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
• At what point does age become more of a detriment than an asset?
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2024
• What if Kennedy’s abrasive crassness is not a detriment to his cause but, rather, part of the appeal?
  — Charles McCrary, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023
• With all due respect, Roundhouse veered away from the shtick of All That, perhaps to its detriment.
  — Eliot Glazer, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2024
• This was slimy campaign politics, to the detriment of the country.
  — WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
• Anything less would be a detriment to his long-term career with the Bengals.
  — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Dec 2024