detractors
Example Sentences
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Hastily-put-together surveying is apparently being done now in an attempt to placate the development’s detractors.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Senegal's ex-president Macky Sall, who is campaigning to become the next UN secretary-general, held a meeting in Dakar Friday with his successor, a visit criticised by the former leader's detractors.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
I won’t defend the stock but will point out that the company’s detractors are going too far.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Since then, opposition to the program has grown, with detractors pointing to examples of people entering diversion and then going on to commit more serious crimes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Articles accused their detractors of basing comments on brief medical bulletins and newspaper reports, hardly enough to make a diagnosis.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
