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He claimed that Members of Parliament spend far too much time on their business activities, to the detriment of their public duties.

to the detriment of health

Starting formal education too early can be of serious detriment to the child.

this wasn't a detriment to everyday operation

An anxious person is likely to be worrying about what will happen if he fails, to the detriment of his attempts to succeed.

For too long society has placed sole emphasis on children's test results, to the detriment of social discipline.

The poor educational policy is a detriment to Japan.

They had a dent in the rear door.

Stopgap measures won't make a dent in drug addiction.

I dropped a hammer on the floor, and it dented the floorboard.

How did you get that big dent in the front of your car?

Definition a dent is a place on a surface which is no longer flat because something has hit against it and damaged it

The car door had a dent in it. The cost of repairs made a serious dent in my savings.

you've made a dent in my car door

The car door had a dent in it.

There was a big dent in the side of her car.

Gareth's rejection dented Julie's pride.

Jarek's car is dented.

Brexit is not going to dent our ability to further strengthen and deepen trade and investment between two countries

In 2005, it was totally... And so - look, I mean it’s not the right time but that is - Steve Jobs said I want to leave a dent in the universe.

Company car has a dent on the roof.

If a cop car gets a dent, it's there for life.