take away from

1. Detract, as in Her straggly hair takes away from her otherwise attractive appearance. [Second half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

But it did not take away from England's impressive display.

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None of this is to take away from Forest's performance either.

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If there is anything to take away from the em-dash scare it’s that we should use more of them.

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"This is something that I can't control, but that doesn't take away from who I am and so if I'm dating or speaking with somebody who isn't prepared to either learn or understand... then that's probably not the right person anyway," she added.

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"I'm heavy in my faith and pray every single day so I'm not letting them take away from what I believe," Benn said.

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