detract
Example Sentences
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The spokeswoman said at the time of Joslin’s firing that displaying signs, banners and flags outside of designated areas “detracts from visitor experience and the protection of the park.”
It certainly detracted from the attempted strong-man image projected by stubborn leaders.
From BBC
The film’s vintage patina doesn’t detract from rising actor Will Price’s confident performance as an immature mobster who prefers bitcoin to stacks of Benjamins.
From Los Angeles Times
“I think what some of the advertising lawyers have done has hurt a little, but I don’t think that detracts from all the good that’s been done,” Jacoby told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times
Diana said Tuesday that the counteroffer didn’t provide any financial details and dismissed it as a tactic to detract from its own takeover bid.
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