cut away

Example Sentences

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In this talented author’s relentless paring back, too many interesting things have been cut away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

At their point of contact, a large triangular slice of the addition is cut away, exposing the sides of the boxes and creating a street-level plaza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Another section features artifacts and photographs from Ono’s “Cut Piece,” where she sat onstage and invited the audience to come and cut away parts of her outfit.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025

The procedure is used to cut away skin until no evidence of cancer remains.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

Each broad turn sweeps across rivers, forests, continents, and oceans, witnessed only by foreign glass eyes and once-mighty native trees cut away from their roots.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver