be put off by
Example Sentences
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They might not be put off by higher oil prices, either.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Dodson, who also works as a real estate agent, said she thinks some people may be put off by the town’s cheek-by-jowl houses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026
Do not be put off by the high yield this recipe delivers.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024
Rooney, to be brutal, can forget being offered any sort of high-profile Premier League post, while those with ambitions in the Championship will surely be put off by his Birmingham City experience.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2024
Usually I'd be put off by a friend of Ollie's presuming to know anything about Bas, but Willem's face is too earnest not to like.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
