How to Use detrimental in a Sentence

detrimental

adjective

• Unfortunately, tourism, along with dynamite fishing and poaching, has proved detrimental to the park's coral reefs, mangrove complexes, coastal wetlands and marine species.
  — Nature Conservancy Landmarks, Fall 2003
• In context, the word "corruption" summarized the opinion (set forth in some of the books mentioned in the review) that, as a general matter, the growing financial dependence of the medical profession on the pharmaceutical industry is profoundly detrimental to sound public, medical, and scientific policy.
  — New York Review of Books, 12 Feb. 2009
• It's been detrimental to her growth and to her view on the world.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2022
• In fact, too much time in a jumper could be detrimental.
  — Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 15 Mar. 2023
• That could be even more detrimental to the Mueller probe.
  — Alex Ward, Vox, 21 Sep. 2018
• The two were also fined for conduct detrimental to the team.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 22 Oct. 2017
• To have to keep doing that would be detrimental to your health.
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 5 May 2022
• Which method of holding the car on a hill is less detrimental to the transmission?
  — Ray Magliozzi, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 June 2018
• Those who back Ducey argue that tweaks to the process at this point would be detrimental.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2020
• That that’s detrimental for their mental health and social skills and all of that stuff.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 2 June 2022
• That is hugely detrimental to the progress that has been made on the rights of women and girls globally.
  — Ailbhe Smyth, Time, 6 May 2022
• Playing with too much emotion can prove detrimental to the team.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 23 Nov. 2022
• And too much practice in one sport can be detrimental to a child’s health and success.
  — Jacob E. Osterhout, New York Times, 21 July 2020
• Acidic water can be detrimental to fish and other aquatic life in the stream.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2023
• Such gestures can even be detrimental to the healing process.
  — Purbita Saha, Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2020
• That is why the current sanctions bill could be so detrimental to the economy.
  — Mark Bloomfield, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2017
• Then the thing that was most detrimental to my life became the most empowering.
  — Shane Mettlen, kansascity.com, 16 June 2017
• But a lot of it is detrimental to people’s mental health.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 1 May 2023
• Too much of anything, even water, can be detrimental to the body.
  — Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2021
• Lack of payments for invoices is detrimental to the cash flow of any business.
  — Thomas Aronica, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
• Passing these bills is the first step to preventing detrimental damage to our youth.
  — courant.com, 30 Apr. 2021
• Of course, there is the school of thought that so many voices, and so many workouts, could be detrimental to growth.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2022
• So, why is the decrease in foot traffic detrimental to landlords?
  — Brin Snelling, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
• Other riders said the cuts would have a detrimental impact on their commutes.
  — Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 June 2021
• In fact, research shows that even small amounts of light at night may be detrimental to sleep and metabolic health.
  — House Beautiful, 8 Apr. 2023
• Even medicines that work for some people can be detrimental for other patients.
  — Matthew Herper, STAT, 2 Oct. 2020
• The lower this ratio is, the better – so an increase can be detrimental.
  — Steve Sprovach and Amy Wagner, The Enquirer, 19 May 2021
• Lead has been proven to have a detrimental impact on children’s brains and nervous systems.
  — NBC News, 22 Apr. 2021
• Spending too much time on social media can be detrimental to your health.
  — Richard Marini, ExpressNews.com, 14 Aug. 2020
• The pandemic has been detrimental to programs, as well.
  — cleveland, 15 Nov. 2020

Last Updated: 22 Apr 2024