How to Use cut in in a Sentence

cut in

verb
  • Many of the cables have been cut in two places and appear to have a section missing.
    Wired, 24 July 2022
  • The video is heavily edited, with sharp cuts in various places.
    Rob Picheta, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
  • In 1998, the giant suffered a devastating accident when he was cut in half by high winds.
    Kelly Kazek | Kkazek@al.com, al, 6 July 2022
  • The track was chosen as a promotional cut in August 2023, just a month before the full-length arrived.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The Greek government has also pushed back against the European Union’s call for a 15 percent cut in gas use.
    New York Times, 21 July 2022
  • Although she was cut in her first year at Rochester, the mechanical engineering major came back and made the practice squad and then the varsity.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022
  • Also earning points for at least trying to add some regional atmosphere is a soundtrack full of various-artist cuts in a bluesy, twangy Southern rock mode.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Thousands of TikTokers weighed in on the cut in the comments section, with many unable to decide on the inspiration behind the look.
    Fiona Ward, Glamour, 26 July 2022
  • The Fed started cutting its benchmark interest rate in September, followed by a second cut in November.
    Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The chain reaction crash started when a white passenger vehicle cut in between the riders, Indiana State Police said.
    Holly Yan and Paradise Afshar, CNN, 24 July 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • These included the first cut in state income tax rates since the mid-1990s.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2022
  • However, the markets do see some chance of a rate cut in 2023.
    Simon Moore, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Strong enough to withstand the power of the claw, the gear was cut in half with a demolition torch.
    Stephen Witt, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Santander didn’t dispute the penalty, leading to a 30% cut in the fine.
    Josh Mitchell, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The midday heat, which comes on hard and thick in July, is cut in half by a canopy of enormous oaks and ash.
    Martha McPhee, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023

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