cut corners
Example Sentences
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It is easy to see why young people fear employers will use it to cut corners on them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
But those cases all involved human decisions -- executives, salespeople or engineers who made choices and cut corners.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
When deadlines and bills are circling you, the temptation to cut corners is extremely powerful.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
The stakes are high for her and anyone else who may be unaware that their tax preparer cut corners or committed fraud — even if it happened decades ago, the court papers said.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
We’re having to cut corners and sell off our uncles’ cars and the furniture from my grandparents’ house from when Papito was making money.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
