never put off until tomorrow what you can do today put off your coat and stay awhile
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Dennis-Sutton, like Allar and about a half dozen of their talented teammates, decided to put off the NFL to return to Happy Valley this season to chase championships and finally help relieve Franklin of his big-game burden.—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025 Students from the kingdom are increasingly turning away from US universities in particular, put off by a mix of hostile immigration policies, concerns over gun violence, and the kingdom’s own push to grow its domestic education sector.—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025 Rich Wilken, 78, put off retirement as an architect after losing his Pacific Palisades home of 47 years, and agreed to design 10 new houses in the burn area for himself and friends.—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025 While automakers are putting off and/or cancelling vehicles that only run on electrons, given high development costs and a weak market, Subaru is confident in the direction it is headed.—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put off
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