How to Use cut-and-dried in a Sentence

cut-and-dried

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  • The numbers on the health benefits of sun exposure remain less cut-and-dried.
    — Kara McGrath, Allure, 28 June 2024
  • Consumers are turning away from the cut-and-dry marketing strategies of the past in search of authentic, eye-catching campaigns that have meaning.
    — Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
  • The decisions are even more cut-and-dried when a dancer brings in her coach.
    — Cathy Alter, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
  • For another, the issues were more cut-and-dried four decades ago.
    — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
  • Using a cut-and-dry approach may single them out and shut them down.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The facts of the matter were fairly cut-and-dried, the only issue being how the court would respond to them.
    — Matt Farwell, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The dam removal issue is not entirely cut-and-dried yet.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Angela told Fox News Digital the issue isn't cut-and-dry.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • But the reality of the app’s influence on discussions around the war isn’t cut-and-dried.
    — David Ingram, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Others say it's not cut-and-dry, or that there are other factors to consider.
    — Michael Tarm, ajc, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Having that pick — along with a second first-rounder, No. 20, as well as three second-round picks — carries a bit more intrigue than the cut-and-dried first pick.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2024
  • That’s because of two aspects that are anything but cut-and-dried: copyright law and a new technology.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Football is an immensely complicated sport, but this seems pretty cut-and-dry: The Niners need to run the ball more.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The more expensive tests are often a cut-and-dry digital display to leave no room for confusion.
    — Rachael Schultz, Health, 24 Feb. 2023
  • To say this momentarily threw a wrench into the idea that this year’s Oscars would be a cut-and-dried affair is understating things.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2023
  • While Annecy audiences proved largely opposed to titles made using AI, a consensus wasn’t so cut-and-dry among some artists at this year’s event.
    — Jamie Lang, Variety, 15 June 2024
  • What’s noteworthy about that cut-and-dried response is how utterly Ferrari believes it.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Whether Davis’ previous statements tied to his disclosure to feds are admissible in a Las Vegas courtroom might not be a cut-and-dry answer.
    — Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • While most back-to-work scenarios are more cut-and-dried — the studio film will take precedence over the passion-project indie — other situations are more nebulous.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Read full article If the charges against Jones are as cut-and-dried as presented by state police Friday, then Jones should be released immediately.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2023
  • Any actions by an AI system outside those parameters would be a cut-and-dried violation.
    — Lauren Kahn, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2023
  • Above all, Zero Dark Thirty is a riveting recreation of one of the most intense intelligence operations of all time, while its lack of cut-and-dry ethical stances speaks to the darkest side of the espionage game — and human nature.
    — Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Employees frequently give different answers to my questions, as though cut-and-dry information of, for instance, the pool’s weekday hours, are matters of interpretation.
    — Zoë Bernard, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Regardless of any possible mitigating circumstances, the veteran producer sees Disney’s decision in cut-and-dried terms.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Mar. 2023

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