deep-cut
Example Sentences
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That song opened Friday night's encore, which dwelt largely on their 90s material, including Let Down - a deep cut that's had a new lease of life on TikTok - and the epic Paranoid Android.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
Some of Albert’s colleagues from the art trade assessed the art for the Nazis — a personal deep cut for him.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024
Even among Swifties, this one's a deep cut, a bittersweet ballad to lost dreams and missed opportunity.
From Salon • Jan. 27, 2024
Grosso suffered a deep cut above his left eye that required stitches and a large bandage wrapped around his head.
From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2023
It isn’t a deep cut, and I shake my head when he asks if I want to go to the nurse’s office.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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