cut across
Example Sentences
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Garbo and his colleagues were watching one of several major rifts that appeared likely to eventually cut across the entire ice tongue.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Months earlier I’d moved from an east-of-Eastside suburb to Los Feliz, where the quickest path to assimilation appeared to be the one I could cut across my forehead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
We expected immigration positions to tie directly to political affiliation, but results cut across party lines, with 79% of Republicans, 88% of independents and 95% of Democrats in favor.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
“Trying to be not only a sport, but a sort of platform that could cut across a lot of other elements of entertainment, of lifestyle, of technology.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
I park behind Harpy’s Burgers & Dogs, cut across the drive-thru, and ring the freight doorbell.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
