put off

Example Sentences

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“To deny that only prolongs the situation and puts off any way of reckoning with it. We have to face it in order to understand that it’s within our human nature.”

From The Wall Street Journal

That didn’t put off Louis, who rented Daniel a high-rise apartment on Wilshire Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times

But progress has been slowed by lower than anticipated demand, with many consumers put off by higher upfront costs and still patchy charging infrastructure.

From Barron's

I put off getting into my bread allowance as long as I could, but at last reached into my overcoat pocket.

From Literature

Mutti was running at him, clapping her hands and shouting at him, but the dog would not be put off, would not go away.

From Literature