cut-and-dried

Example Sentences

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“It isn’t going to be a cut-and-dried outcome.”

From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025

When Likely caught the ball and took a couple of steps afterward, it looked like a cut-and-dried catch to anyone watching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Because there isn’t a cut-and-dried solution in the context of “Squid Game 2,” it demands conversation, which can be important in and of itself.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024

The complex interactions of fluid and soft matter physics prove challenging to simplify into cut-and-dried formulae.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

“It’s not that cut-and-dried for me right now,” I say.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone