detract

"This combination can read as highly casual and youthful, which may unintentionally detract from giving you a credible and authoritative presence."

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Perhaps that explains her perfunctory, somewhat rote speech — which still didn’t detract from the joy of her win.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

Should they detract from her advice, when maybe hearing “I have a good kid” could really help someone?

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

The panoramic view and shifting of perspectives broaden the book’s interest but detract from its focus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

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

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

And when you’re with other people, pocket the phone: Even its mere presence diverts attention and detracts from enjoyment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025

"In addition, unexpectedly finding cremated ashes detracts from the enjoyment of others in a wild place and may be deeply upsetting."

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025

Do you think this enhances or detracts from your work?

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2024

None of it detracts from him arriving at my parents’ house on the Fourth of July with apple pie in hand to contribute to the family meal, bustling with a smile and drug-free.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2023

As he began talking, he read his audience a quotation from WHO: “MDR is too expensive to treat in poor countries; it detracts attention and resources from treating drug-susceptible disease.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

The city’s price correction, along with a broader run-up in inventory in Texas, has detracted from Austin’s near-term appeal to builders, many of whom offer buyers incentives at the expense of their margins.

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

They are annoyed that, for the second consecutive season, city issues have detracted from the hope and faith and joy that surrounds opening day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

The attention on Andrew has detracted from Charles’s proudest achievements and initiatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

Frazier’s natural skill as an “Entertainment Tonight” host helped smooth the transitions to Malkin’s stammering and distracting voice, but their worthless gushing detracted from the moment.

From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026

When other entrepreneurs created jukeboxes by arranging for a phonograph to play popular music at the drop of a coin, Edison objected to this debasement, which apparently detracted from serious office use of his invention.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Mr. Gallo’s design for this is evocative, but a backdrop depicting a cityscape looms behind it, detracting from the play’s intimacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

But regardless of how that comeback ends, Vonn isn’t worried about it detracting from what she’s already accomplished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025

The Golden Gate Bridge is a rare blend of form and function, a massive structure that somehow adds to nature’s beauty instead of detracting from it.

From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2023

At the moment there are too many factors detracting from their experience.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2023

He explained his own idea to be that any action served to attract the attention of the audience from the poem to the speaker, thus detracting from the effect of the former.

From The Home Life of Poe by Susan Archer Weiss