How to Use put off in a Sentence

put off

verb

• Still, some things are worth putting off, such as drawing trumps.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
• Some of these questions are not ones that can be put off for years and years while things shake out.
  — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
• So more of us are putting off repairs and putting up with broken phones.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
• But Gordy, put off by the low-hanging smog, wondered aloud about these houses up in the clear air.
  — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
• What to Consider The steep price on this bag may put off some buyers.
  — Mandy Harris, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2023
• The fact that customers don’t seem to be put off by an electrified Lambo is great news for the brand.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2024
• And how much longer can would-be homeowners keep putting off buying a home?
  — Anna Bahney, CNN, 20 Oct. 2023
• He’s been putting off hip replacement surgery, too, and uses a cane.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
• Trump’s lawyers have sought to put off a trial until after the voting.
  — Mark Sherman, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
• This rollout of dates represents all the U.S. dates that Springsteen put off.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
• He was put off last fall when a slate of new party leaders was announced, all protégés of Mr. Xi.
  — Li Yuan, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2023
• Passage of the bill would put off the GOP’s spending fight until after the holidays.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2023
• Construction for a new cathedral in Charlotte was put off for more than 50 years.
  — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
• Sales data for new Range Rovers suggests the wave of thefts isn’t putting off buyers of firsthand models.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 14 Dec. 2023
• Sometimes that means putting off the prep for certain elements.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
• Madani and Mellors thought seriously of moving to New York, but they were put off by the soaring cost of living in the city.
  — Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
• Best to put off moving through that area until the parade ends around noon Saturday.
  — oregonlive, 9 June 2023
• But, areas and equipment can be put off limits by Stop-Use Orders.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
• Furnishings are more flammable, fires are burning hotter and faster and putting off more smoke, making the time shorter to get out of a house on fire.
  — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
• The switch from setting pressure tests to competing in them is a change that might put off many people, but not Polyviou.
  — Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 11 Nov. 2023
• City officials have put off plans to increase business taxes set for this year to 2025.
  — Malathi Nayak, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023
• By doing so, Israel avoids — or at least puts off — bloody urban combat inside the city.
  — Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023
• The deal had to be approved by British regulators, who agreed to put off the decision until March.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• Bettman put off any talk of the league's response about the allegations, noting the players are on leave from their teams and are free agents after the season.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2024
• People spoiling for a fight are not put off by facts, any more than by common decency.
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
• But if the justices delay a decision on whether to take the case, or agree to review the D.C. court ruling, Trump’s trial could be put off at least until the fall.
  — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
• People who don't protect their time might be put off; people who safeguard their time will respect you even more.
  — Amy Blaschka, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022
• The vote was a surprise to many advocates, who have criticized the board for being reluctant to crack down, and some in the county, who hoped the board would put off a vote.
  — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• Thompson had put off a colonoscopy screening after his 50th birthday.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2023
• This grumbling wasn’t enough to put off aficionados and collectors, though.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 28 May 2024