cut across
Example Sentences
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The dynamic cut across the software sector unequally on Friday, however.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
He takes great care to convey to readers how the denizens of the theater cut across social, economic and cultural classes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
The court decided that allowing the appeal would have cut across "detailed and comprehensive" laws passed by parliament to protect children.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
“I don’t think about it in raw numbers. I think about it in the wealth of expertise and knowledge that has been cut across all levels,” a former senior Justice Department official said.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
I walked around the corner, past the Aguileras’ house, and cut across two empty lots, where I got the left leg of my jeans tangled up on some bramble weeds.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
