cut into

Example Sentences

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She reached the wall and clambered up it, the stones cutting into her hands and Gelifen clinging to her back.

From Literature

The report highlighted cases of premature removal of bone fixation devices, operations carried out without a clear rationale, problems with how bones were pinned and making cuts into bones at the wrong level.

From BBC

Holes were cut into the hulls to sink the vessels and they were then filled with sediment, mostly mud, to weigh them down and secure them.

From BBC

The concern is that rushing to boost capacity would cut into that pricing power and potentially result in a glut if demand conditions flip.

From MarketWatch

The brutal winter storm hitting a large swath of the United States cut into the weekend totals, according to David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.

From Barron's