Sentence examples for somewhat put from inspiring English sources

I can see that, James thought, somewhat put off by the fellow's odd emphases.

He seems interested in them, even fascinated by them, while being somewhat put off by their power.

Also there was a sense, certainly then, that Iraq, after the fall of the Taliban, was somewhat put on the backburner.

Too bad that Jill Eisenstadt was somewhat put out at not being able to sit comfortably in the Dining Hall with all her family around, but that's the price of not hearing the first bell.

(Even if his faux-Wodehouse burblings have been somewhat put in the shade by the rapier-like stylings of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who have taken awards-show hosting to another comedy level).

She was feeling somewhat put off by Mr. Umanov's schedule, which at the time included working as a Web project manager at Atlantic Records while simultaneously trying to get the two businesses in which he is now a partner —a blog about the heavy-metal genre and Blast Beat, a business in Brooklyn that sells advertising on heavy metal Web sites — off the ground.

The infamous 39th game proposal was vetoed by the Premier League's member clubs and their supporters after being put forward three years ago, somewhat putting the buffers on Scudamore's plan for worldwide domination.

And it also somewhat puts off the question of whether Foursquare is an acquisition target.

Her look was glaringly at odds with the one she assumed for her role as Emily Owens, a slightly wan, somewhat put-upon, self-defined geek, an intern in a big-city hospital, given to musing in baleful asides, "Why don't I look cool?" or chanting when under duress, "I'm not a loser".

The service is somewhat erratic (put it down to teething problems) but the interiors are stunning - an intimate, atmospheric clutter of south Indian antiques, steamer chairs, colonial-era beds, wardrobes and dressing tables, hand-painted murals, and, of course, beautiful textiles.

You'll sometimes hear proponents of immigrant labor somewhat blithely put it this way: "They do jobs Americans don't want to do".