to the detriment of
idiom
formal
: in a way that is harmful to (someone or something)
He puts all his time into his career, to the detriment of his personal life.
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Without an opportunity to recoup these capital costs, future innovations will stagnate to the detriment of patients.
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Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Unfortunately, this hyper-fixation on the cars is to the detriment of characters and storylines.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 May 2025
The dire wolf affair underscores how marketing can overtake sober assessment of scientific advances — conceivably to the detriment of scientists’ public standing.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Luckily for them, Jonathan decided to take the longest water break in the history of The Amazing Race, much to the detriment of his very patient and saintly wife.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Unfortunately, this hyper-fixation on the cars is to the detriment of characters and storylines.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 May 2025
The dire wolf affair underscores how marketing can overtake sober assessment of scientific advances — conceivably to the detriment of scientists’ public standing.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Luckily for them, Jonathan decided to take the longest water break in the history of The Amazing Race, much to the detriment of his very patient and saintly wife.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to the detriment of
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“To the detriment of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20detriment%20of. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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