detriments
Example Sentences
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And what are the nutrition benefits — and, possible, detriments?
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
In an hourlong conversation, in a hotel somewhat more modest than Moscow’s Metropol, they discussed claustrophobia, facial hair and the benefits and detriments of working with a spouse.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
The game hadn’t evolved to where it is today, when speed and athleticism are viewed as desired traits, not detriments.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2023
A founder of the Indian National Congress, he expressed the opinions of many middle-class Indians in 1871 when he wrote on the subject of the benefits and detriments of British rule of India.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
They point also to the truth, as I take it to be, that the lack of privacy is one of the most serious detriments of public-school life.
From Lore of Proserpine by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
