make the cut
idiom
: to be among the players allowed to continue playing
He has to birdie the last hole in order to make the cut.
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Even players like running back Dante Miller, who impressed in camp, couldn’t make the cut, because of the depth in the backfield from Tyrone Tracy Jr., Devin Singletary and Cam Skattebo.
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Howard Megdal, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Those riders that make the cut are both confident and coachable.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
The criteria and evaluation of which ones make the cut are up to each respective user, but many people seem to agree on at least two of them.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
Tartakovsky brought two of his friends onto the project to help create the characters and their banter out of his own friendship group, although a character based on himself did not make the cut.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
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Howard Megdal, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Those riders that make the cut are both confident and coachable.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
The criteria and evaluation of which ones make the cut are up to each respective user, but many people seem to agree on at least two of them.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
Tartakovsky brought two of his friends onto the project to help create the characters and their banter out of his own friendship group, although a character based on himself did not make the cut.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for make the cut
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“Make the cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20the%20cut. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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