off-putting
Example Sentences
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Accessibility and diversity of styles are often laudable, but here more ends up being less, with the majority of booths being not just unremarkable but downright off-putting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
And as off-putting as it may be, this rebellion from pleasant form is innately, delightfully feminine.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
"It's annoying, to be honest, like when we want to eat, I lose my appetite. The smell is just off-putting."
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
The corporatization of Vimeo was also off-putting because Vimeo’s whole image, from jump, was to be something different from the other video platforms popping up in the transition to Web 2.0.
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026
“More light, lots of colors—this is a bit off-putting, don’t you think?”
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
