put off
verb
put off; putting off; puts off
Examples of put off in a Sentence
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
put off your coat and stay awhile
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But she was put off by its $65,000 to $75,000 sticker price.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
The drama around character integrity this election cycle has also put off some voters.
—Velvet Wu
june 1, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
Young fans like me weren’t put off by the scenes that seemed obviously fake—in fact, part of the appeal was watching and making up your own mind about whether or not it was scripted.
—Louis Staples, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
That did mean putting off other major projects, including construction of the new, $24 million Barbour Street library in the city’s northside neighborhood.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
The drama around character integrity this election cycle has also put off some voters.
—Velvet Wu
june 1, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
Young fans like me weren’t put off by the scenes that seemed obviously fake—in fact, part of the appeal was watching and making up your own mind about whether or not it was scripted.
—Louis Staples, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
That did mean putting off other major projects, including construction of the new, $24 million Barbour Street library in the city’s northside neighborhood.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
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“Put off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20off. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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