How to Use cut in in a Sentence

cut in

verb
  • Video of the scene shows that the Acura was cut in half.
    — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The pieces vary in size and shape; a few have small holes cut in them.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Dhooghe made the cut in the six-team league with six skaters on each team.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2022
  • If left in place, the tax plan would leave those cuts in place.
    — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Hence, a pair of run-of-the-mill jeans won’t cut in colder times.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 9 Nov. 2022
  • If two seats were sold, the third one had to be cut in half to get the two out, Cochran said.
    — Dave McMillion, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Sun was cutting in along the sides of the blinds of the bedroom windows.
    — Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Aaron Judge had sprinted over from right and cut in front of him.
    — Ronald Blum | Baseball Writer, oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2022
  • These quarterbacks make the cut in this week's list of the top passers in the country: 1.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Cut back the leaves and stems in fall and dispose of cutting in the trash, not the compost pile.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
  • To slice the cake, use a long, sharp knife and cut in a smooth sawing motion.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Gru and the Minions cut in line to sneak into the theater.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 3 July 2022
  • Then a bounce to Doncic, who cut in from the left wing and took off at the paint for a point-blank dunk.
    — Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The economy is on track to be cut in half in the coming years.
    — Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The economy is on track to be cut in half in the coming years.
    — ABC News, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Huss, who was moving passed the collision, was cut in the side of the neck and cheek by the skate blade.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Only, the sound — both the music and the dialogue — cut in and out.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Remove the dough from the bowl of the mixer, form into a ball and cut in half with a sharp knife.
    — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Dec. 2021
  • No two-loss team has made the cut in the eight years of the CFP, and the Pac-12 won’t be the conference to change the paradigm.
    — oregonlive, 23 Oct. 2022
  • After a hole is cut in the top of the countertop, the sink is dropped in from above, and the edge or rim of the sink rests on the counter.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2024
  • Amazon and Meta both unveiled new rounds of cuts in March.
    — Brian Bushard, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Then, the new foundation was put in and the walls repaired where it was cut in half.
    — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Since the season began, Homa has played in 10 events, missing the cut in five of them.
    — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
  • The tax agency has been hit hard by job cuts in recent weeks.
    — Emily Peck, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
  • With the floodgates now open, expect the U.K. charts to be awash with Christmas cuts in the weeks ahead.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2023
  • So, does that mean my heating bill's going to be cut in half?
    — Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Add the butter, and pulse until the butter is cut in and the mixture looks like a coarse meal.
    — Washington Post, 10 May 2022
  • Current policy has the tax cuts in place (at least until the end of the year).
    — Hans Nichols, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Longer foods like carrots and zucchini may need to be cut in half to fit in the chute.
    — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2022
  • During the adults’ six weeks of life, the females will make small cuts in the ends of tree branches and deposit their eggs there.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 May 2025

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