How to Use cutup in a Sentence

cutup

1 of 2 noun
  • 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
  • One woman cut up her wedding dress and made a book of it.
    Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Coaches cut up film and break down tendencies in advance.
    Scott Patsko, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2019
  • The lights were on and watermelon was on the table, cut up, ready to be eaten.
    NBC News, 5 Dec. 2019
  • This vegetable chopper is a game-changer for anyone who hates cutting up veggies.
    Bestreviews, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
  • Adame says Daniel had told him the story about Erika cutting up the furniture with a razor blade.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2019
  • The plaintiffs say Gore was deceptive for not telling donors that their bodies would be cut up into pieces and sold to middlemen.
    Stephanie Innes, azcentral, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Although untrained in the art of preserving fruit, my mother spent hours cutting up the apricots and boiling them in a giant pot.
    Grace Hwang Lynch, SFChronicle.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Her luminous eyeshadow cut up the matte moment with a touch of shimmer for the Superdome lights to bounce off of.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 8 July 2024
  • She and Saint cut up in the second and third photos, with the little boy seemingly doing some acrobatics in his aunt’s arms.
    Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Some wind up on the vintage or resale market, while others are cut up and turned into cleaning cloths or insulation for stuffed animals.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Companies like Tyson Foods can make a higher profit by cutting up and skinning heavier chickens and selling their parts.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 11 Oct. 2019
  • On the attacking end, Danica Evans rifled off the team’s only shot, cutting up the Spirit midfield several times with runs on goal.
    Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, 6 Oct. 2019
  • When combined with the reinsurance reduction, McCluskie said, alliance members will see their premiums cut up to 50% next year.
    Anna Staver, The Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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