How to Use crosscut in a Sentence

crosscut

1 of 3 verb

• Now crosscut the support cleats based on the width of the sides.
  — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2018
• Butt one end up to the stopblock and crosscut the leg to size.
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2020
• Build the Shelves Rip and crosscut the stock for the side and backsplashes of the shelves.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2020
• The Posts Rip and crosscut the post faces and sides to finished size.
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2021
• While the glue is drying, rip and crosscut the cross-braces.
  — Rosario Capotosto, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2021
• First, rip the plywood pieces to width and crosscut them.
  — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2018
• Lay the five 1 x 6 for the lid on the work bench and crosscut some scraps for three inner cleats across their width.
  — Popular Mechanics, 9 Oct. 2017
• Next, crosscut the cleats to fit between the sides, and attach the cleats by driving screws through the case sides.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 26 Sep. 2020
• Starting from that end, crosscut the two sides (A) to 12 inches long.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2018
• Rip the panels to finished width, and crosscut the top and bottom panels to length.
  — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2020
• Instructions Make the bins parts by crosscutting pieces of 1 x 4 to length.
  — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2018
• Crosscut the top of the T-brace and attach with four screws. Hold the shelf support in position, mark its length, and crosscut it.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 23 Jan. 2021
• Simply trim away the branches and then crosscut the tree trunk into wooden disks.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2020
• Otherwise, the tree is crosscut into logs, the logs are loaded onto the truck, piled in the yard, and then loaded one at a time onto the splitter.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 6 Nov. 2019
• Corded circular saws are powerful tools that crosscut wood (cut across its grain) and rip it (cut with the grain).
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 9 July 2019
• Crosscutting between scenes set in the present day and flashbacks to Jeannette's childhood, the movie shows us what looks, at first blush, like a romantic adventure.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 11 Aug. 2017
• Soon another man with a larger chainsaw began crosscutting the tree.
  — Ryan Masters, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2017
• Back alleys crosscut the district, making properties easy to enter via rear entrances.
  — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2020
• Our research confirms that the Church has a level of approval and moral authority in Venezuela that crosscuts political powers.
  — David Smilde, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2020
• Chances are pretty good that the machine will come with an inexpensive general-purpose blade that can rip and crosscut, but won’t do either one particularly well.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 24 Feb. 2021
• His Mickey is pleasantly mumbly, with a hangdog mien that’s often crosscut with a don’t-underestimate-me swagger.
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2022
• Today, the roughly 2,000 that exist in the wild live largely in small, fragmented populations that are separated by crosscutting roads.
  — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 6 Apr. 2018
• There’s a showstopping sequence that crosscuts between the personal and political narratives in a way that’s hard to describe without reaching for the sweatiest scene from Steven Spielberg’s Munich.
  — Darren Franich, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2019
• Sorrento’s villainy sets up a battle on two fronts — clashes in the Oasis mirroring chases through the streets of Columbus — that inspires Mr. Spielberg to feats of crosscutting virtuosity.
  — A. O. Scott, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2018
• Thus, members of each clan had representation from all five tribes and crosscutting relationships now unified the community.
  — The Economist, 4 Nov. 2019
• Those crosscutting alliances give Mr. Assad an incentive to use chemical weapons while weakening his sponsors’ ability to constrain him.
  — Max Fisher, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2017
• Two men loitering nearby are surreptitiously taping the argument, and the company has crosscut shaky footage from their cameras with video taken from the balcony above Mr. Matsumoto’s shop to give several perspectives on the exchange.
  — New York Times, 6 May 2021
• Insurers and state officials said that enrollment in ACA plans this year was subject to crosscutting pressures, with many factors pushing down sign-ups but others potentially buoying interest.
  — Anna Wilde Mathews, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2017
• But scholars are only beginning to understand these new coalitions, which are motivated by crosscutting issues.
  — Max Fisher and Amanda Taub, New York Times, 10 June 2017
• Throughout this thing, Thompson is dropping explanatory information and montages that are crosscut with more information.
  — New York Times, 24 June 2021

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crosscut

2 of 3 adjective

• Vibrant new crosscut wood grain further dresses up the classy cabin.
  — Steve Irsay, Orange County Register, 3 Mar. 2017
• But the film is edited in crosscut form to give the impression the events happen simultaneously, which accounts for abrupt shifts from day to night.
  — Jon Niccum, kansascity, 19 July 2017
• Step 7: Rotate each crosscut section 90 degrees, alternating between turning them to the left and the right to create a mirrored pattern in the grain.
  — Dave Ball, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2017
• These tended to crosscut regions and ideologies in ways that might seem incomprehensible today.
  — Kevin Baker, New Republic, 15 Feb. 2018
• Beekeeping demonstrations and crosscut sawing competitions are ongoing throughout the afternoon, and students can try their hand at an apple press to make their own homemade cider.
  — Annie Gentile, courant.com, 4 Oct. 2019
• Vibrant new crosscut wood grain further dresses up the classy cabin.
  — Steve Irsay, Orange County Register, 3 Mar. 2017
• But the film is edited in crosscut form to give the impression the events happen simultaneously, which accounts for abrupt shifts from day to night.
  — Jon Niccum, kansascity, 19 July 2017
• Step 7: Rotate each crosscut section 90 degrees, alternating between turning them to the left and the right to create a mirrored pattern in the grain.
  — Dave Ball, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2017
• These tended to crosscut regions and ideologies in ways that might seem incomprehensible today.
  — Kevin Baker, New Republic, 15 Feb. 2018
• Beekeeping demonstrations and crosscut sawing competitions are ongoing throughout the afternoon, and students can try their hand at an apple press to make their own homemade cider.
  — Annie Gentile, courant.com, 4 Oct. 2019
• Vibrant new crosscut wood grain further dresses up the classy cabin.
  — Steve Irsay, Orange County Register, 3 Mar. 2017
• But the film is edited in crosscut form to give the impression the events happen simultaneously, which accounts for abrupt shifts from day to night.
  — Jon Niccum, kansascity, 19 July 2017
• Step 7: Rotate each crosscut section 90 degrees, alternating between turning them to the left and the right to create a mirrored pattern in the grain.
  — Dave Ball, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2017
• These tended to crosscut regions and ideologies in ways that might seem incomprehensible today.
  — Kevin Baker, New Republic, 15 Feb. 2018
• Beekeeping demonstrations and crosscut sawing competitions are ongoing throughout the afternoon, and students can try their hand at an apple press to make their own homemade cider.
  — Annie Gentile, courant.com, 4 Oct. 2019

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crosscut

3 of 3 noun

• Then use the saw to make the crosscut, freeing the waste from the notch [4].
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2021
• Use the shelf to mark the length of the vertical 1 x 4 that forms the T-support and crosscut that.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 23 Jan. 2021
• Next, crosscut and bevel the seat support and lay the support across the legs.
  — Joesph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2017
• Next, crosscut and bevel the seat support and lay the support across the legs.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2020
• The crosscut made a sudden rasp, and the vibration in the handle changed.
  — John Jeremiah Sullivan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2019
• Next crosscut the steel flat stock, round off any sharp corners with a mill file, center-punch, and drill a hole near the end to mount the flat to the legs.
  — Ricard Romanski, Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2020
• The teeth of the sixgill shark work like a crosscut saw, and tore into the Carcharocles angustidens like loggers felling a tree.
  — Jamie Seidel, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2018
• Make the shoulder cuts: With a power miter saw or a circular saw and a crosscut guide, cut four legs, nine seat boards, and 12 spacers to length.
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2021
• The teeth of this high-quality 40-tooth blade have both flat-top and alternate-top-bevel grind so the blade rips and crosscuts cleanly.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 15 Jan. 2019
• Griffith was a masterful moviemaker who pioneered the close-up, scenic long shot, and the crosscut.
  — Ainissa G. Ramirez, Scientific American, 8 July 2020
• Because of this, the current fence crosscuts Texas landowner’s property and has gaps to allow landowners to pass.
  — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 7 Feb. 2017
• Because of this, the current fence crosscuts Texas landowner’s property and has gaps to allow landowners to pass.
  — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 7 Feb. 2017
• And now this week, in a flurry of crosscuts across multiple planes of action, comes a mega-reveal: Charlotte-bot is Dolores.
  — Scott Tobias, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2020
• A friend, Tiisi Qisiiq, began cutting blocks of snow with a carpenter’s crosscut saw.
  — Craig S. Smith, The Seattle Times, 7 July 2017
• A friend, Tiisi Qisiiq, began cutting blocks of snow with a carpenter's crosscut saw.
  — Craig S. Smith, Alaska Dispatch News, 29 June 2017
• Rotate each crosscut section 90 degrees, alternating between turning them to the left and the right to create a mirrored pattern in the grain.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2021
• First, crosscut 1 x 8 stock to length for the vertical and horizontal lattice members.
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2021
• Each are dust-sized grains, individually smaller than a crosscut of your hair.
  — William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, 11 May 2016
• The crosscut tunnel intersects with one of the main tunnels beyond the entrance, providing a shorter distance to the underground launch area.
  — Barbara Starr, Zachary Cohen and Jeremy Herb, CNN, 7 Apr. 2022
• The indigo crosscut flannel is one example of a workwear perennial that’s been given a new twist.
  — Alexander Freeling, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2022
• More Film Reviews The narrative moves lurchingly, with frequent inter-queen crosscuts that call attention to the choppy structure.
  — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2018
• The film crosscut scenes of Lenny stabbing himself with scissors in an all-white bathroom with scenes of schoolyard humiliation and maternal consolation.
  — John Lahr, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2019
• The story crosscuts between four or five major story threads, much like Game of Thrones, Westworld, and other complicated serial narratives.
  — Bryan Bishop, The Verge, 24 Apr. 2018
• Then use the saw to make the crosscut, freeing the waste from the notch [4].
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2021
• Use the shelf to mark the length of the vertical 1 x 4 that forms the T-support and crosscut that.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 23 Jan. 2021
• Next, crosscut and bevel the seat support and lay the support across the legs.
  — Joesph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2017
• Next, crosscut and bevel the seat support and lay the support across the legs.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2020
• The crosscut made a sudden rasp, and the vibration in the handle changed.
  — John Jeremiah Sullivan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2019
• Next crosscut the steel flat stock, round off any sharp corners with a mill file, center-punch, and drill a hole near the end to mount the flat to the legs.
  — Ricard Romanski, Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2020
• The teeth of the sixgill shark work like a crosscut saw, and tore into the Carcharocles angustidens like loggers felling a tree.
  — Jamie Seidel, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2018

Last Updated: 22 Jul 2024