cut it
Example Sentences
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"To meet the challenges that our country faces incremental change won't cut it," he will add.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Fans and air conditioners won’t cut it anymore.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
But downers don’t cut it when you’re making today’s attention span-driven family fare.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The post had started far longer, over 4,000 words, when Ackman first typed on a laptop from his Manhattan home, and he cut it back after getting feedback from two readers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
“No. Once he wrote down the name of some town, but the censor cut it out.”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
