How to Use detract in a Sentence

detract

verb
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  • 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
  • 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
  • Will team’s like the one in Birmingham detract from the college game?
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 22 May 2021
  • Windows are often the focal point of a room, and blinds shouldn't detract from them.
    — Madison Yauger, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2021
  • 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 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
  • Some connections may be in the eyes of the beholders, which doesn’t detract.
    — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Several voiced concerns that the ride would detract from the historic nature of the park.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
  • The changes don't detract at all from the C8's looks, and Chevrolet even claims that the drag coefficient is unchanged.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Keeping the top opened to the waist instantly changed the tone of the look, but the changes made by Kardashian and stylist Dani Levi didn’t detract from the workwear vibe.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2022
  • But as Pray in this episode shows, that doesn’t detract from Pose extracting all the drama out of such a plotline.
    — Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 3 May 2021
  • Sarika wanted the décor to be simple so as not to detract from the setting.
    — Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 June 2021
  • But Gibson said the lack of success on the field recently for the Orioles does not detract from what the program can be.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Jan. 2023
  • In the end, the tech restrictions and handmade quality of the images do not detract from the story.
    — New York Times, 6 Dec. 2020
  • But filling a small room to the brim will actually detract from it.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Still, Wilde condemned the move as a way to detract attention from her real work.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Please, don't let the naysayers detract from the goal of keeping our air and environment healthy.
    — Star Tribune, 25 Mar. 2021
  • However, none of this needs to or should detract from what this band (with or without me) has achieved and sustained for 44 years.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2022
  • But even the weather didn’t detract anything from those majors.
    — Andy Frye, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • They are fixed, unchanging, far above our poor power to add or detract.
    — Benjamin C. Waterhouse, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2023
  • But those missteps didn’t detract from what Megan was able to accomplish.
    — Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2022
  • But a lack of structure can detract from those positives.
    — Rebecca Zucker, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Overall, these flaws don’t detract from the Galaxy A13 5G’s value.
    — Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 1 July 2022
  • None of them has a lot of it — too much mayo can detract from the main ingredient of the salad — but each has just enough to build flavors from a creamy, smooth base.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 3 June 2021

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