cutting away

Example Sentences

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The network aired his comments for about two minutes before cutting away.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Demme closes in on Weymouth playing two notes in a song before cutting away to a guitar solo.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2023

Annual inflation, meanwhile, could close this year at 142.4% compared to 94.8% last year, according to a central bank poll, steadily cutting away at consumers' purchasing power in Latin America's third-largest economy.

From Reuters • Jul. 13, 2023

At last, NBC spared the audience and the principals by cutting away to a short film.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2023

Wasn’t she content to be golden perfection without cutting away at me?

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson