How to Use detrimental in a Sentence

detrimental

adjective
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  • 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
  • That could be even more detrimental to the Mueller probe.
    — Alex Ward, Vox, 21 Sep. 2018
  • In fact, too much time in a jumper could be detrimental.
    — Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Those who back Ducey argue that tweaks to the process at this point would be detrimental.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • That that’s detrimental for their mental health and social skills and all of that stuff.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 2 June 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
  • Too much of anything, even water, can be detrimental to the body.
    — Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • But a lot of it is detrimental to people’s mental health.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 1 May 2023
  • My ignorance of the system was detrimental to my life and has been to so many others just like me.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Acidic water can be detrimental to fish and other aquatic life in the stream.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Playing with too much emotion can prove detrimental to the team.
    — Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 23 Nov. 2022
  • That is why the current sanctions bill could be so detrimental to the economy.
    — Mark Bloomfield, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2017
  • Such gestures can even be detrimental to the healing process.
    — Purbita Saha, Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Then the thing that was most detrimental to my life became the most empowering.
    — Shane Mettlen, kansascity.com, 16 June 2017
  • 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
  • People stop studying them, and that’s detrimental to the academic study of the ancient world.
    — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The lower this ratio is, the better – so an increase can be detrimental.
    — Steve Sprovach and Amy Wagner, The Enquirer, 19 May 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
  • So, why is the decrease in foot traffic detrimental to landlords?
    — Brin Snelling, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
  • That means this upcoming week will be even more detrimental, cost-wise.
    — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Technical glitches on exchanges can have a detrimental effect on the market and shake up investors’ confidence.
    — Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The urgency to address methane pollution is clear, given its detrimental effects on the environment and public health.
    — Kyle Russel, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024

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