cutting away

Example Sentences

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The reason for repeatedly doing so isn’t ever made clear and feels as jarring as suddenly cutting away from a fight scene or a soliloquy.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024

The network aired his comments for about two minutes before cutting away.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024

The somber convoys of hearses and relatives crossed much of the battered Acapulco en route to the cemetery, passing ransacked stores, streets strewn with debris and soldiers cutting away fallen trees.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2023

With the new economic measures, the premier pledged to shift Japan's economy, which has tended to focus on cost cutting, away from such practices.

From Reuters • Sep. 25, 2023

Wasn’t she content to be golden perfection without cutting away at me?

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson