put off
verb
put off; putting off; puts off
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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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Symptoms can mimic acid reflux, leading some people to put off seeking medical attention until an emergency arises.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Being wrong puts off neither prophets nor their followers.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
This should sweeten the deal for users not put off by many of Tesla's recent self-driving malfunctions.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 26 Jan. 2025
Jordan also wrote that Melania Trump was put off by the way Ivanka Trump sought the limelight during the 2017 inauguration and transformed herself into the de facto first lady in the first months of Trump’s administration, when Melania chose to stay in New York with her son, Barron.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Being wrong puts off neither prophets nor their followers.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
This should sweeten the deal for users not put off by many of Tesla's recent self-driving malfunctions.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 26 Jan. 2025
Jordan also wrote that Melania Trump was put off by the way Ivanka Trump sought the limelight during the 2017 inauguration and transformed herself into the de facto first lady in the first months of Trump’s administration, when Melania chose to stay in New York with her son, Barron.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Put off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20off. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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