detractors

Example Sentences

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Low-cost airlines have plenty of detractors, including United Airlines’

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

"His many detractors should grant that his comments late Saturday at a White House press briefing hit the right notes of gratitude and comity," a Wall Street Journal editorial observed.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The aggression of her detractors surprised DeMaria because she had made opt-out forms available for parents who wanted their children to refrain from reading certain materials, but almost no families used them, she said.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

“His many detractors should grant that his comments late Saturday at a White House press briefing hit the right notes of gratitude and comity,” the Wall Street Journal editorial board opined.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

In general, I felt as if I couldn’t win, that no amount of faith or hard work would push me past my detractors and their attempts to invalidate me.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama