to the detriment of
idiom
formal
: in a way that is harmful to (someone or something)
He puts all his time into his career, to the detriment of his personal life.
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Monday's announcement of new tariffs fits a pattern in which Trump plans to continue to deploy tariffs, possibly to the detriment of relations with other countries.
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Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Professors had scaled up the political stakes of homework to the detriment of real social reform.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Congress should avoid policies that serve only wealthy depositors, to the detriment of the banking industry’s soundness and, not to mention, the shrinking of account-holders’ wallets.
—Tyler Curtis, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
The White House said the previous Biden administration had alienated the business community to the detriment of the economy.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Professors had scaled up the political stakes of homework to the detriment of real social reform.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Congress should avoid policies that serve only wealthy depositors, to the detriment of the banking industry’s soundness and, not to mention, the shrinking of account-holders’ wallets.
—Tyler Curtis, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
The White House said the previous Biden administration had alienated the business community to the detriment of the economy.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for to the detriment of
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“To the detriment of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20detriment%20of. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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