put off

Example Sentences

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That didn’t put off Louis, who rented Daniel a high-rise apartment on Wilshire Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times

But progress has been slowed by lower than anticipated demand, with many consumers put off by higher upfront costs and still patchy charging infrastructure.

From Barron's

I put off getting into my bread allowance as long as I could, but at last reached into my overcoat pocket.

From Literature

Mutti was running at him, clapping her hands and shouting at him, but the dog would not be put off, would not go away.

From Literature

Rasmussen says more research is needed to understand which specific noises would put off hedgehogs.

From BBC