How to Use detriment in a Sentence

detriment

noun
  • If the feds don’t take the lead, the teachers unions will—to the detriment of students.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Franchy Cordero is a bit better but is a big detriment in the field.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2022
  • But at least for the moment, this has worked to Democrats’ detriment.
    — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 29 June 2018
  • In some circles, that may be a detriment to his draft stock.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • In some circles, that may be a detriment to his draft stock.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • The new tax reform also benefits the rich to the detriment of the poor.
    — Paula Rogo, Essence.com, 4 June 2018
  • Nine toes off the cliff, Phil sought hero shots, sometimes to his detriment.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 May 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • Kitchens didn’t use enough play-action until the end of the season to the detriment of the team, and to Mayfield.
    — cleveland, 11 Sep. 2020
  • 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
  • There are a few things that feel culled from other movies and shoehorned in here to the film’s detriment.
    — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, 27 July 2018
  • 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 problem, though, is that their leadership doesn’t care and that is a detriment to all of us.
    — Michael Arceneaux, Essence, 25 July 2019
  • The trade-off is that both classes take time to warm up, although that doesn’t feel like much of a detriment most of the time.
    — Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 4 June 2018
  • The other modes stray even further from golf, to their detriment.
    — Will Bedingfield, Wired, 29 June 2021
  • To a degree, that has worked to the Miami Heat’s detriment.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • This guy is a true football player — hard-hitting to the point of detriment.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • This guy is a true football player — hard-hitting to the point of detriment.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • There is a tendency to overserve the least valuable clients to the detriment of the most valuable.
    — Marc Emmer, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The aversion to cash that most investors have is truly to their detriment.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Next to gut matter and dirt, heat is the biggest detriment to great tasting wild game.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 3 June 2020
  • His cocky attitude isn’t a detriment for the Grizzlies.
    — William Guillory, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • But the last few years of his career could also be a detriment to earning an induction into the HOF.
    — Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

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