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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • Both of those detriments are issues that can be addressed in time.
    — ExpressNews.com, 15 June 2019
  • 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 type of housing has largely disappeared, much to our detriment.
    — Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025

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