deep-cut
Example Sentences
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Of course, I’d be the weirdo in the crowd wearing my nerdiest James Cameron shirt, a deep-cut reference to “Aliens.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times ahead of the release of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” the actress sang the praises of costar and it-girl, Jenna Ortega, and her deep-cut film fanaticism.
From Salon • Aug. 30, 2024
Some bracelets have favorite lyrics spelled out on them; some bear deep-cut references to memes from Taylor’s Tumblr days.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023
Instead Boghosian and her team discovered a new phenomenon: a deep-cut river channel that could contribute to future ice-calving events and accelerate sea-level rise.
From Scientific American • Apr. 20, 2022
A face had been carved in the trunk of the great tree, its features long and melancholy, the deep-cut eyes red with dried sap and strangely watch-ful.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
