cut back
Example Sentences
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What are you spending now, and where could you cut back if your salary takes a significant hit?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Cornell's research found users cut back most on calorie-dense, processed foods, spending 10% less on savoury snacks, for example.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
People also cut back on buying some items and started spending more on others when taking weight-loss medications, Worldpanel found.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Business closed; factories cut back production; rail lines were suspended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
She bent her knees, growing heavy as she cut back toward where they’d started.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
