Sentence examples for detract a bit from inspiring English sources

The relative emotional openness of the women here lets oxygen into an airtight play in ways that detract a bit from its suspense.

The added length also detracts a bit from the regular Mini's excellent proportions.

The heated debate detracted a bit from two great seasons, since each camp devalued the contributions of the other player.

The overly salty Champagne sauce detracted a bit from the perfectly cooked fish, but the snowy firm flesh was delicate and delicious.

Avoidance and engagement seem equal combatants until a final siren seals the issue (perhaps detracting a bit from a convincing musical structure).

The only option, in fact, is XM Satellite Radio ($325 plus a monthly subscription of about $10), a nifty service but one whose deck-mounted antenna detracts a bit from the design.

"[Her nomination] detracts a bit from others on the list who spent a long time writing their album," says the journalist Hattie Collins, who wrote a story about the singer for Blues & Soul magazine.

Getting to the front of the ticketing line and being that jerk juggling your MoviePass card while fighting with the at times buggy check-in process detracts a bit from the otherwise seamless experience of seeing all the damn movies you want.

"When you have the host country going out early it will always detract a little bit from the support," continued Lancashire's Brindle.

LOCOG is to be commended for the professionalism in which they have organized these Games and one bus trip doesn't detract from that a bit.

The team's spokesman, Patrick Sandusky, said there had been "some limited challenges for some of our athletes travelling from Heathrow to the Olympic Village" but he commended Locog's organisation saying "one bus trip doesn't detract from that a bit".