DETRACTION in a Sentence

Learn DETRACTION from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

15 example sentences for DETRACTION, such as:

1. He is offended by your today's detraction of his ability as a leader.
2. This unpleasant incident detracted from our enjoyment of the evening.
3. I assure you that it has not detracted in the tiniest iota from your appearance.
4. The prosiness of the originators detracted nothing from the bravery of the movement.
5. Muhammad Ali's showmanship in the ring shouldn't detract from his considerable skill.

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 Meanings and Examples of DETRACTION
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
detraction
 n.  slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation
Classic Sentence:
1  Nor will it at all detract from him, dramatically regarded, if either by birth or other circumstances, he have what seems a half wilful overruling morbidness at the bottom of his nature.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 16. The Ship.
2  She was growing a little stout, but it did not seem to detract an iota from the grace of every step, pose, gesture.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In IV
3  Your picture is so fine that my observation cannot detract from it, and, besides, it is only my personal opinion.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 5: Chapter 11
4  They roamed at large on the undulations of Egdon, but in numbers too few to detract much from the solitude.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 6 The Figure against the Sky
5  They were warmly clad, but with so much maternal art that the thickness of the stuffs did not detract from the coquetry of arrangement.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF RECEIVING INTO ONE'S H...
6  All this, it is true, detracted nothing from the angelic charms of the young girl of the Luxembourg.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE LARK'S MEADOW
7  The prosiness of the originators detracted nothing from the bravery of the movement.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XII—DISORDER A PARTISAN OF ORDER
8  That Thenardier was a villain detracted nothing from the fact that he had saved Colonel Pontmercy.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VIII—TWO MEN IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND
9  The king was dull and appeared ill, which detracted a little from his usual lofty bearing.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 40 A TERRIBLE VISION
10  But this detracted little from its interest, which lay in the excellent fuel it provided for newly kindled fervour.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: 3 How a Little Sound Produced a Great Dream
11  I assure you that it has not detracted in the tiniest iota from your appearance.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
Example Sentence:
1  He is offended by your today's detraction of his ability as a leader.
2  The timing of the minister's visit, however, could somewhat detract from the goodwill it's supposed to generate.
3  Muhammad Ali's showmanship in the ring shouldn't detract from his considerable skill.
4  This unpleasant incident detracted from our enjoyment of the evening.