How to Use cut in in a Sentence

cut in

verb
  • This is despite a 50% cut in government financial support.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The audio cut in and out for the first several minutes of that interview, which was subsequently ended and restarted, delaying the start for about a half hour.
    David Goldman, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Sun was cutting in along the sides of the blinds of the bedroom windows.
    Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
  • To slice the cake, use a long, sharp knife and cut in a smooth sawing motion.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 15 Dec. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The pants have a generous wide leg and elastic waist, and the crew-neck top has a side-split hem with a low-high cut in the front and back.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024
  • The recent cut in earnings guidance didn’t sit well with the investors and its stock fell around 7% over the last week or so.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Since then, Williams says the number of mental health crisis centers in the city has been cut in half.
    Theara Coleman, The Week, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The rally picked up steam when the Fed upped its 2024 forecast from two to three cuts in mid-December.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
  • So successful in fact, that others, now, want to cut in.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 July 2024
  • Nothing says 'welcome home' like descending the cut in the hill.
    Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024
  • The top reeds of a turkey call typically have cuts in them.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024
  • When a store owner starts to interject, the police cut in again.
    Sanya Mansoor, TIME, 1 May 2024
  • Today, that number has been nearly cut in half to just 1.79.
    Will Daniel, Fortune, 4 June 2024
  • The biggest cut in Posley's plan: 130 school support teachers.
    Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024
  • Tightly roll each into a burrito, and cut in half to serve.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Cropping her hair to her collarbone, the length is the closest she's been to her most famous cut in a long time.
    Elle Turner, Allure, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Easing refers to cuts in the Fed's short-term interest rate.
    Christopher Rugaber, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The number of jobs PayPal plans to cut in the latest set of tech sector layoffs.
    Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Alan Pulido made it 2-0 in the 57th minute, cutting in from the right wing for a through pass by Radoja just beyond the Quakes defense.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
  • Following the release of the Fed's rate projections, traders on Wall Street upped their bets for cuts in 2024.
    Alain Sherter, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2023
  • After being cut in 2019, Huerta was picked for this year’s squad.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 6 July 2023

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