make the cut

Example Sentences

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If I even just make the cut, I can make a massive charge.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Committee members can use discretion when selecting which — if any — companies make the cut.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Midfielders Tanner Tessmann and Diego Luna are left off the roster, while Gio Reyna, Chris Richards and Alejandro Zendejas make the cut.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Farmers and hospitality businesses don’t make the cut, and neither do companies in the business of extraction and production of certain natural resources.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

To make it worse, Adam had forgotten how to make the cut.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck