How to Use off-putting in a Sentence
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This may look off-putting to some of the people around you.
— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2024 -
Fredrika, who was home for Christmas, found the whole scene off-putting at first.
— Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2023 -
However, a few noted an off-putting sour note in the mix.
— Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023 -
While showing enough restraint to only take three bites may seem off-putting, there is a method to the concept.
— Kristine Thomason, Health, 2 Nov. 2023 -
There's something a bit off-putting about basting a roast chicken while your guests sit in a line watching you.
— Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 4 Aug. 2023 -
One editor found the aftertaste to be very off-putting.
— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 July 2023 -
Everyone is going to be a bit stressed out near the 21st, though; don’t take their off-putting behavior to heart.
— Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 May 2023 -
The smell went away and didn’t linger, making the unpleasant scent just off-putting versus a deterrent.
— Brittany Johnson, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2024 -
The smell is initially off-putting — who's expecting onion in their ice cream after all?
— Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023 -
The oddity that could be creepy and off-putting in the first series plays here, mainly in jailhouse videos, as more childlike and puckish.
— Mike Hale, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024 -
Drinking plenty of water has long been a tenet of good health, but the water flowing from household taps can have an off-putting taste.
— Julie Laing, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2023 -
And the monkfish, while far more off-putting in looks than the empurau, is absolutely decadent.
— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2023 -
It’s not located in an ideal location and the interior is just as off-putting as the view from a few miles away.
— Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2023 -
And the guajillo pepper glaze, guajillo-xo emulsion and pineapple broth seemed to curdle in the bowl, an off-putting sight for any dish.
— Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2024 -
After all, a line of tech bros, arms akimbo and waiting to pounce can be intimidating at worst and off-putting at best.
— Al Kingsley, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 -
Clean a Cutting Board A wooden board will retain off-putting food odors and ugly stains after many uses.
— CNN, 11 Apr. 2023 -
Several people posted videos saying their Sol de Janiero perfumes came and lacked a scent or had an off-putting one.
— WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023 -
The comedian's newest show, The Curse, is weird and off-putting, yet intensely compelling.
— Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2023 -
The Third Man employs off-putting Dutch angles and moody lighting to craft some of the most beautiful black-and-white cinematography put to film.
— Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024 -
Still, the announcement felt off-putting for many Dunkin’ customers, who shared frustrations online.
— Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 6 July 2023 -
Not stinky, or gross Composting may seem mysterious and off-putting to many people.
— Ashley Miznazi, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2024 -
This effect is achieved not via CGI or makeup but rather a life-sized marionette, a pleasingly off-putting lo-fi technique.
— Michael Nordine, Variety, 28 June 2024 -
Without any substantive project to which the GOP might anchor itself, the party has instead become the party of off-putting weirdness.
— Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 11 Mar. 2023 -
No, not all surfers or bikers or climbers or hikers will be friendly (some may even be territorial or off-putting).
— Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023 -
The Moon in fair-minded Libra will be making a number of odd angles: first, an off-putting and confusing quincunx to vocal Mercury in Pisces.
— Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2023 -
But often, underneath Merry Me’s fizz, there’s an off-putting tartness.
— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2023 -
And if similarly off-putting vibes permeate the leading men in all of these projects, the artistic results are wildly varied.
— Peter Marks, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023 -
One of his pitches—a recreational zone for the children of gamblers—is the kind of off-putting idea that would have played farcically on Comedy Central.
— Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2024 -
While Hron—who also happens to make horror games—did intend for his video to have an off-putting vibe, its strange visuals were merely a product of Dream Machine’s faults.
— Kristine Villarroel, WIRED, 3 July 2024 -
Partly that’s because, if a young woman behaved as Ivan behaves in this story, that might be considered fairly strange and off-putting, rather than endearing or desirable.
— Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
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