How to Use to the detriment of in a Sentence

to the detriment of

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  • Steel tariffs have been shown to help the few to the detriment of the many.
    Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • Bargatze is just hitting the same beat, over and over again, to the detriment of the show.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
  • That trait has long been part of his game, sometimes to the detriment of his performance.
    Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2023
  • For four years, the law was ignored to the detriment of our nation’s sovereignty.
    Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
  • This is often to the detriment of other important parts of our life.
    Renee Winick, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • At least Hunter Biden won’t use his pardon to the detriment of our country.
    Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2024
  • While fans might not mind that style, Dolidze employs that approach to the detriment of his career.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • And Haidt believes that’s to the detriment of kids’ wellbeing.
    Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Yet still the power of those who govern benefits some to the detriment of others.
    Leslie Smith Reeves Faith Matters, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Vince always had the last word there, often to the detriment of everyone beneath him.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The casting, the costumes, the set design, the soundtrack—no beat was missed (maybe even to the detriment of the plot).
    Riann Phillip, Vogue, 26 July 2023
  • The new rollback sets the state even further behind, likely to the detriment of ratepayers statewide.
    Cynthia Koehler, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Any attempt to link her brand with Clinton’s likely would have rebounded to the detriment of them both.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024
  • As history tells us, powerful forces take rise all the time, often to the detriment of society at large.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Apr. 2025
  • However, some plants succeed a little too well, to the detriment of other plants in our gardens and beyond.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025
  • However, some plants succeed a little too well, to the detriment of other plants in our gardens and beyond.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2026
  • The model minority myth has been exploited by both sides to the detriment of Asians like me.
    Time, 18 July 2023
  • While a dual-function machine is handy, some would argue that focusing on two functions is to the detriment of both.
    Pubsubhub User, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
  • The city also made big strides in water conservation to the detriment of some nearby neighbors.
    Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Holes is open about his preoccupation with his work, frequently to the detriment of his private life.
    Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2022
  • There, at least, Salt Bae is seemingly still in the zeitgeist—maybe to the detriment of steaks worldwide.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Increasing the tax burden will tend to lower equity pay, to the detriment of workers.
    Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.y. Wang, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Such a sloppy approach will lead to hasty results and incorrect conclusions to the detriment of the entire field.
    Jason Wright, Scientific American, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Politics is treated as team-versus-team entertainment to the detriment of us all.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • State officials claim that the company knowingly deployed changes to keep kids on the site to the detriment of their well-being.
    Naomi Nix, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Consumers and designers alike are both contributors to the detriment of the planet.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Without this funding, many programs may be forced to shut down, leaving a void in our community to the detriment of our children.
    Emily Rodrigues, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2024
  • Outside the celeb sphere, and to the detriment of tween girls everywhere, Claire's filed for bankruptcy (for the second time).
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • But some say Broccoli was too cautious and exerted outsize control — to the detriment of Bond.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Economists have warned that higher levies could impact consumer prices to the detriment of Americans.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025

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