How to Use off-putting in a Sentence

off-putting

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• The gauges worked and there was no smoke or off-putting smells.
  — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2024
• This may look off-putting to some of the people around you.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2024
• Elon Musk had perhaps the most bizarre and off-putting response.
  — Constance Grady, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
• Fredrika, who was home for Christmas, found the whole scene off-putting at first.
  — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2023
• At $48, this doesn’t come cheap and does have a slightly off-putting plastic smell.
  — Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 10 Sep. 2024
• At £40, this doesn’t come cheap and does have a slightly off-putting plastic smell.
  — Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024
• However, a few noted an off-putting sour note in the mix.
  — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• The finished dry-aged fish is milder and without any strong odor or off-putting flavors.
  — Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 30 July 2024
• 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
• The smaller size of the fair wasn’t necessarily off-putting for Wang.
  — Rhonda Richford, WWD, 9 July 2024
• 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
• Softgels are also less likely to have a smell or off-putting taste versus tablets.
  — Allison Knott, Ms, Rdn, Cssd, Health, 26 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Few things are more off-putting than taking a drink of water or washing dishes only to encounter a foul odor.
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
• 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
• The eight episodes showed the Fleabag star as a sinister, off-putting man who is tasked by Dickie’s father to bring him back from his attempt at becoming a painter in Italy.
  — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
• 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
• Not every publisher takes advantage of these controls, and even among those who do, weird or off-putting ads still slip through.
  — Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2024
• 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
• There is something deeply off-putting about their performance: James’ hands can’t stop vibrating.
  — Guthrie Scrimgeour, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 8 Dec 2024