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.
Examples of to the detriment of in a Sentence
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But pro-Palestinian activists now often view the rejection of Zionism as an irreducible part of the cause — and are aware of how accusations of antisemitism have been wielded in the past to the detriment of that cause.
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Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Still, no description or report is the same as seeing things live on television – and some observers say that may have been to the detriment of the American people in this case.
—Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
In the midst of the baby Phoenix scandal, Santa Clara County was criticized for embracing the state’s philosophy of keeping families together to the detriment of child safety.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
That can be to the detriment of all students, especially in struggling communities where money is tight.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 May 2024
Of course, some might take issue with a portrait of the country as obsessively self-aggrandizing, often to the detriment of others.
—Jon Sebastian Shifrin, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
The president and his aides have accused the Chinese of selling heavy metals at artificially low prices worldwide in order to gobble up market share, to the detriment of American producers.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 10 May 2024
The rise in fish deaths is a symptom of a larger problem, Rosenfield said: California diverts too much water from the delta, to the detriment of its ecological health.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The new rollback sets the state even further behind, likely to the detriment of ratepayers statewide.
—Cynthia Koehler, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Still, no description or report is the same as seeing things live on television – and some observers say that may have been to the detriment of the American people in this case.
—Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
In the midst of the baby Phoenix scandal, Santa Clara County was criticized for embracing the state’s philosophy of keeping families together to the detriment of child safety.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
That can be to the detriment of all students, especially in struggling communities where money is tight.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 May 2024
Of course, some might take issue with a portrait of the country as obsessively self-aggrandizing, often to the detriment of others.
—Jon Sebastian Shifrin, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
The president and his aides have accused the Chinese of selling heavy metals at artificially low prices worldwide in order to gobble up market share, to the detriment of American producers.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 10 May 2024
The rise in fish deaths is a symptom of a larger problem, Rosenfield said: California diverts too much water from the delta, to the detriment of its ecological health.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The new rollback sets the state even further behind, likely to the detriment of ratepayers statewide.
—Cynthia Koehler, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
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