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
Circuit Court of Appeals last week significantly whittled down that order, eliminating some defendants and cutting away language that prohibited mere encouragement of content changes.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 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
The raft was moving well now and the morning sun was cutting away some of the ache and tiredness of the night.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
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