off-putting
Example Sentences
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Lutnick said he found the comment "off-putting", and so he and his wife excused themselves and left the home.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The heightened nature of Gaylord’s and Nikolić’s performances, off-putting in the voice-over scene, are a blast when the worlds of the play finally merge.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
The effect is as off-putting as it is intriguing, but neither feeling would be possible without Van Der Beek’s excellent Sean Bateman.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
I find it off-putting when someone communicating with me doesn’t have the courtesy to compose his own email.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Penelope sneaked a glance at the giver of these strangely off-putting gifts.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
