detract

Example Sentences

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The day-to-day volatility comes with the territory, analysts at Citi say, but it shouldn’t detract investors from buying Nebius.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

While the show loosely follows a story, I didn’t always find it easy to follow, though that didn’t detract from the experience.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

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 • Jan. 30, 2026

Progress at Volkswagen has been slow, but its Audi and Porsche bands should no longer detract while cash conversion and portfolio decisions emerge as positive drivers for 2026, it adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

And all of them just to detract attention away from me.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver