put off

Example Sentences

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SpaceX has put off a mission to Mars planned for this year, shifting its focus to a long-promised lunar voyage for NASA.

From The Wall Street Journal

He says the market for the flats has collapsed, in part because future buyers are put off by the scale of the standing charges.

From BBC

Not being put off by the setback, she stayed at the venue and ended up being filmed, taking her chance to urge the singer to call her.

From BBC

Jacquet had been linked with a transfer to Chelsea earlier this month but was reportedly put off the move by the competition for places at centre-back in the Blues' bloated squad.

From Barron's

Restaurant traffic declined 1.9% last year as consumers pulled back on eating out, many put off by high prices, according to market-research firm Black Box Intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal