Used in a Sentence

detracting

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for detracting.

Editorial note

The content is incredible and the presentation was great, I was just trying to help the audio from detracting from the overall excellent quality.

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Parts of speech2

Quick take

detraction; slander

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of detracting gathered in one view.

noun

detraction; slander

adjective

That detracts.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for detracting.

noun

detraction; slander

adjective

That detracts.

Example sentences

1

The content is incredible and the presentation was great, I was just trying to help the audio from detracting from the overall excellent quality.

2

What about the risk of association between their writing and the Medium brand detracting from the writers' impact?

3

In fact, it would be much less distracting/detracting than sticking sponsored tweets into the middle of my feed.

4

This holds regardless of the position you're trying to bolster—which you're not bolstering at all, but detracting from.

5

Since you used it so often intentionally it means you forced the word into places where there are better words that could have been used, detracting even further.

6

It makes your post sound like an ad, detracting from the credibility of your argument.

7

It could be slightly wider without detracting from the readability, but not all that much.

8

On-topic, one thing I see missing when I read articles detracting from English is the benefits of English.

9

Any sophisms detracting from that basic facts are criminally insane, or just criminal.

10

Unfortunately, the textual errors are detracting from the great message of the page.

11

Not all plant sources of plastic would be detracting from food production.

12

When you employ the security guard directly you also can avoid attrition detracting from the familiarity the guards have with the property and procedures.

Quote examples

1

This may attract knee-jerks of "that's not what it really means/etc", thereby detracting from the main point of the paper.

2

Beyond "it is now possible to X" the tech bits were irreverent to, if not detracting from the overall point.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use detracting in a sentence?

The content is incredible and the presentation was great, I was just trying to help the audio from detracting from the overall excellent quality.

What does detracting mean?

detraction; slander

What part of speech is detracting?

detracting is commonly used as noun, adjective.