off-putting
Example Sentences
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For some voters, the sheer volume of gubernatorial candidates — 61 in all — was off-putting.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Many of us were raised to sneer at social influence—instructed to resist peer pressure at all costs—but there’s another term for thinking about all this that’s less off-putting: role modeling.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
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
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
I think, in his unbelievably off-putting way, he’s trying to “hang out.”
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
