Sentence examples for put off a bit from inspiring English sources

He thought I was more in tune with my culture than I really was and I was put off a bit.

What with the official World Series having ended before it really got going, and the Jets quarterback controversy being put off for a bit — the hapless Gang Green has a much-needed bye week ahead — the big sports story of the moment is Hurricane Sandy and how it affects the Presidential race.

Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty What with the official World Series having ended before it really got going, and the Jets quarterback controversy being put off for a bit — the hapless Gang Green has a much-needed bye week ahead — the big sports story of the moment is Hurricane Sandy and how it affects the Presidential race.

By John Cassidy October 29, 2012 What with the official World Series having ended before it really got going, and the Jets quarterback controversy being put off for a bit — the hapless Gang Green has a much-needed bye week ahead — the big sports story of the moment is Hurricane Sandy and how it affects the Presidential race.

How can you not warm to a teacher who awards such punishment?" He continued: "Petty snobbery abounded, but only wets are put off by a bit of snobbery.

"I'm not so young," I said, a bit put off.

"I was just a little bit put off.

I was a bit put off by a few missteps: a SOAPER, an odd entry anyway, is not a soap opera to me; it is a person who practices soap making.

The details of the chart are a bit complicated, but don't be put off.

(I was put off, too, by a bit of gristle in the sausage).

If I were a parent, I'd be a bit put off by a "bored" reading.