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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The conventional wisdom is that immigrants—particularly Latino ones—would be put off by Trump’s border bluster.
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Basel Touchan, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
She is expected to take the party’s policies firmly to the right, a move which could put off more moderate Conservative voters.
—Katie Marie Davies, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2024
Harris's campaign pushed hard on Trump's character, legal troubles, and the turmoil of his first administration—such as the January 6 Capitol riot—hoping voters would be put off by the idea of returning to the 2017 to 2021 era.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
The report does not say, but this bump outside of freshmen may be another indication of the Covid bounce – the return of people who left or put off school due to Covid.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Basel Touchan, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
She is expected to take the party’s policies firmly to the right, a move which could put off more moderate Conservative voters.
—Katie Marie Davies, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2024
Harris's campaign pushed hard on Trump's character, legal troubles, and the turmoil of his first administration—such as the January 6 Capitol riot—hoping voters would be put off by the idea of returning to the 2017 to 2021 era.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
The report does not say, but this bump outside of freshmen may be another indication of the Covid bounce – the return of people who left or put off school due to Covid.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Put off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20off. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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