Example sentences for: off-putting

How can you use “off-putting” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • (Two matters of style should be noted here: first, all entries are capitalized, which I find off-putting; second, runover lines are indented, necessary in a dictionary but not in a work consisting of such short entries, with a resultant waste of space.)

  • Also, the alphabetical order might prove a bit off-putting for some, for phrasal verbs are set flush left with a hanging indention (like headwords) immediately after the main verb: for instance, take , which has fifteen main entries of its own (for reasons we shall get to), is followed by headword-style entries for take after, take against , etc., through take up with ; it is only then that one reaches the entry for takeaway .

  • I found its New Age connections slightly off-putting, but it looks so easy to do that it wasn't daunting.

  • The following passage will help to explain the slightly off-putting title and will impart to the reader a sample of the author's humor, which I find engaging:

  • I find the whole issue of "Women in Rock" a bit off-putting as well.


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