How to Use put off in a Sentence

put off

verb
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  • Still, some things are worth putting off, such as drawing trumps.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Some of these questions are not ones that can be put off for years and years while things shake out.
    — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
  • So more of us are putting off repairs and putting up with broken phones.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
  • And even though the birds don’t have it at lethal levels, the toxin still puts off one apex predator.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2024
  • But Gordy, put off by the low-hanging smog, wondered aloud about these houses up in the clear air.
    — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
  • What to Consider The steep price on this bag may put off some buyers.
    — Mandy Harris, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The fact that customers don’t seem to be put off by an electrified Lambo is great news for the brand.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2024
  • And how much longer can would-be homeowners keep putting off buying a home?
    — Anna Bahney, CNN, 20 Oct. 2023
  • He’s been putting off hip replacement surgery, too, and uses a cane.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Trump’s lawyers have sought to put off a trial until after the voting.
    — Mark Sherman, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Some might be put off by all-inclusive, for fear of being bored of the same food day after day.
    — Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Places get popular for a reason and then the crowds and costs start to put off some travelers.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2024
  • This rollout of dates represents all the U.S. dates that Springsteen put off.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Some builders are putting off projects and hoping interest rates will soon fall.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
  • He was put off last fall when a slate of new party leaders was announced, all protégés of Mr. Xi.
    — Li Yuan, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Passage of the bill would put off the GOP’s spending fight until after the holidays.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Construction for a new cathedral in Charlotte was put off for more than 50 years.
    — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
  • At the time, there was speculation of whether Shoigu was on his way out but that decision was put off.
    — Bloomberg News, TIME, 13 May 2024
  • Sales data for new Range Rovers suggests the wave of thefts isn’t putting off buyers of firsthand models.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Sometimes that means putting off the prep for certain elements.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Madani and Mellors thought seriously of moving to New York, but they were put off by the soaring cost of living in the city.
    — Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Best to put off moving through that area until the parade ends around noon Saturday.
    — oregonlive, 9 June 2023
  • But, areas and equipment can be put off limits by Stop-Use Orders.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Furnishings are more flammable, fires are burning hotter and faster and putting off more smoke, making the time shorter to get out of a house on fire.
    — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The switch from setting pressure tests to competing in them is a change that might put off many people, but not Polyviou.
    — Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 11 Nov. 2023
  • City officials have put off plans to increase business taxes set for this year to 2025.
    — Malathi Nayak, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023
  • By doing so, Israel avoids — or at least puts off — bloody urban combat inside the city.
    — Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The deal had to be approved by British regulators, who agreed to put off the decision until March.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Still, many people who put off retirement during the pandemic are making the move now, further stoking the current wave.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
  • Notably, Bradshaw’s budget puts off for the second straight year any replacement of patrol cars, radios, laptops and other essential equipment, as the news site Stet News has reported in detail.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024

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