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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All of the backup plans that people are preparing to enact - borrowing, trying to visit food banks, putting off other bills - have their own costs and downstream effects.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Hoka Women’s Transport Shoes This cushy shoe is designed with a rocker bottom that pushes you into your next step, putting off foot fatigue for longer.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Williams, a third-team All-NBA and second-team All-Defensive selection last season, tore the scapholunate ligament in his wrist on April 9 but put off surgery until after the Thunder’s historic run.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
While some folks are put off by raw fennel’s pushy licorice taste, the flavors mellow as its edges soften and become slightly sweet and lush.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Hoka Women’s Transport Shoes This cushy shoe is designed with a rocker bottom that pushes you into your next step, putting off foot fatigue for longer.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Williams, a third-team All-NBA and second-team All-Defensive selection last season, tore the scapholunate ligament in his wrist on April 9 but put off surgery until after the Thunder’s historic run.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
While some folks are put off by raw fennel’s pushy licorice taste, the flavors mellow as its edges soften and become slightly sweet and lush.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Put off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20off. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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