How to Use cutup in a Sentence

cutup

1 of 2 noun
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  • In school he was always a cutup, telling jokes and acting silly.
  • And most of the plays from the second cutup were from the second half.
    — Erin Sorensen, ajc, 13 Sep. 2017
  • There are video cutups of him training in the sand, going through his steps.
    — Rainer Sabin | Rsabin@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Once the cutup in all those pictures, Sandi now kept her arms pinned to her sides.
    — cleveland.com, 24 Sep. 2019
  • The sound bytes were so entertaining that McCartney made a cutup of all of them.
    — cleveland, 10 Jan. 2021
  • Place the first three cutup potatoes in a layer in a big bowl, then layer about a third of the onions, peppers and Chinese celery on top.
    — Bethany Jean Clement, The Seattle Times, 16 Aug. 2017
  • According to Granofsky, the Ravens have a fan cutup of him for current games.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 26 Sep. 2020
  • In between the elongated cutups, there are priceless comedic bits.
    — Robert Osborne, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Gillespie, a notorious cutup, stuck his tongue out just as the camera’s shutter came down.
    — Marc Myers, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2018
  • Lochte is as spontaneous as Phelps is serious, coming across as the cutup to Phelps’s cutthroat competitor.
    — Karen Crouse, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2016
  • Civilian Adele is a cutup, relentlessly self-effacing, and always taking the piss out of herself.
    — Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2021
  • One shoe, made from a cutup Audubon magazine, features fragmented images of flamingos.
    — Washington Post, 26 May 2021
  • Because astronauts would likely not be hauling vermiculite from Earth but might have cardboard boxes, Guinan also tried mixing cutup cardboard into the Martian soil.
    — Author: Kenneth Chang, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Jan. 2018
  • Because astronauts would likely not be hauling vermiculite from Earth but might have cardboard boxes, Dr. Guinan also tried mixing cutup cardboard into the Martian soil.
    — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2018
  • His tape speaks for itself, big brother’s cutups of as dominating an interior offensive lineman as college football’s seen in years.
    — Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Shanahan tasked McVay with binding playbooks, making copies, scribbling out play sheets and organizing cutups of opposing defenses.
    — Greg Bishop, SI.com, 23 Aug. 2019
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cut up

2 of 2 verb
  • Make a small cut up to the rind to set the wedge on the rim of the glass.
    — Rebekah Peppler, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Hanlen cut up the video and showed LaVine the source of the problem.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Stir the eggs in the bowl to cut up the curds a bit, then return them to the pan.
    — The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Is there a right and wrong way to cut up the cabbage for the slaw?
    — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 17 June 2022
  • Both the hat and shoes had been cut up, the police said, and the shoes had blood on them.
    — Mike Baker, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Just cut up some pears, brie, and manchego, and stock up on two jars.
    — Christa Guerra, Bon Appétit, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Both the hat and shoes had been cut up, police said, and the shoes had blood on them.
    — Mike Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022
  • So, to cut down on conflict, maybe just crank up the bass and cut up the dance floor.
    — Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Lamar Sperling read his blocks, cut up the middle and raced to the right edge of the end zone.
    — Matt Goul, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2021
  • Now make two cuts across and about five cuts up and down to create large chunks.
    — Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • This track would play and the crowd would go ballistic, and the DJs would be cutting up the break.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 29 June 2018
  • Sampson cut up the sideline then turned back to the middle of the field which was wide open for him.
    — Jason Russell, NOLA.com, 3 Oct. 2020
  • Crews from the city came out and used chainsaws to cut up the tree segments that were blocking the road.
    — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 29 May 2021
  • Williams, of course, ignored the ban, cut up some fabric and sewed clothes for her dolls.
    — Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 19 June 2018
  • One woman cut up her wedding dress and made a book of it.
    — Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 30 Oct. 2019
  • The saw was great for trimming around camp and even cutting up the medium size logs around the fire.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 13 June 2018
  • And the Browns offense cut up the Titans defense, who seemed confused of the half.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2020
  • After cutting up to the pencil lines the waste piece will still be attached to the stringer.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 11 Jan. 2020
  • The vegetable can play the same role in outdoor cooking, but needs to be cut up first.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2020
  • This style takes boyfriend cut up a notch with a more dramatic width and length.
    — Tyler Joe, Marie Claire, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Hilliard found some space to cut up field on a handoff shown below.
    — cleveland.com, 10 Aug. 2019
  • She was violently thrown to the ground and her legs got cut up.
    — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Democrats were afraid their districts would be cut up into a lot of pieces.
    — Jonathan Lai, Philly.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • It’s most commonly made with the whole bird, cut up and sold by the piece in restaurants and street food stalls.
    — Michelle Tchea, Bon Appétit, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Like, artists are making songs to be cut up for TikTok.
    — David Marchese, New York Times, 10 July 2022
  • In one video, Gökçe cuts up slabs of beef for Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
    — Gaby Del Valle, Vox, 18 Sep. 2018
  • Bourdain and Mario Batali came on stage to present an award, both cutting up.
    — Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 8 June 2018
  • Did take some time to cut up all of the veggies, so allow a little more time than the recipe calls for.
    — Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Doe held up a pair of scissors and threatened to cut up Roe’s purse, the lawsuit alleges.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2024
  • To mulch leaves, use a lawn mower or leaf shredder to cut up your leaves into small pieces and then pile them up around your plants.
    — Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024

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