Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of crosscutNext, crosscut the parts to the dimensions shown in the drawing.—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2022 First, crosscut the 8-ft-long strip into two 32 1/8-inch long pieces.—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023 The divide between conservatives and progressives is crosscut by those who want the courts to retain their authority over constitutional meaning and those who do not.—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2023 The scene is crosscut with Alicent copulating with the King—disinterestedly and out of duty.—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 12 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for crosscut
Its striking foliage has holes and slits in it, sort of like slices of Swiss cheese does, hence the plant’s nickname.
—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2025
Sensing no use for them, Red Feather’s warriors slit their throats — except for the throat of the one with the steely gaze and defiant words to match: Abish.
Even when the Clippers’ 26-point lead in the third quarter was sliced to 15 by the end of the quarter and to 11 early in the fourth, Leonard sat on the bench.
—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
Instead of stopping with the wall, Martin and his representatives said, his contractor kept slicing, also taking the top off that previously intact 46-foot length of the bluff next to it.
Boeing executives have already disclosed plans to slash 17,000 jobs and cut costs everywhere from company travel to corporate events.
—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2025
Trump had tapped billionaires Musk and Ramaswamy to head DOGE, a nongovernmental task force assigned to find ways to slash federal spending and make the federal government more efficient.
In floor remarks Saturday morning, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer ripped into the Trump administration for the move, saying that the dismissals are a possible violation of federal law.
—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
25 Jan. 2025
His logic for ripping Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark for doing nothing more than watching a Chiefs game made no sense at all.
Share