cutting it

Example Sentences

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"Claire's just wasn't cutting it in the same way anymore," says Danni Hewson, head of financial analysis at AJ Bell.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Analysts have reduced Southwest’s 2026 earnings estimates, with one cutting it from $5.05 to $3.59 per share.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

And Barrett, who works the long hospital shifts required to save people’s lives, isn’t cutting it.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

The company contends the pipe poses no health threat unless improperly handled, such as by cutting it with a power saw or drill.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Once he’d dried the cap’n’s hair, he set to cutting it.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis