detract
Example Sentences
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Should they detract from her advice, when maybe hearing “I have a good kid” could really help someone?
From Slate • May 10, 2026
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
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
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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
And all of them just to detract attention away from me.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing detract
Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" (1863)
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Grade 9, List 6
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"The Gettysburg Address," Vocabulary from the speech
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