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
And as off-putting as it may be, this rebellion from pleasant form is innately, delightfully feminine.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
Instead, he is as off-putting at the end of the picture as he was at the beginning.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 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
