never put off until tomorrow what you can do today put off your coat and stay awhile
Recent Examples on the WebAnd even though the birds don’t have it at lethal levels, the toxin still puts off one apex predator.—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2024 Some might be put off by all-inclusive, for fear of being bored of the same food day after day.—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Feb. 2024 For too long, the handful of relevant officials were preoccupied with other matters and were put off by a welter of confused and often superficial legal and financial arguments.—Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023 Within the ranks, the departure of right-leaning officers and servicemen put off by vaccine mandates and left-wing political trainings has shifted the military’s composition left at the expense of service quality.—Jacob Hornstein, National Review, 26 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for put off
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