How to Use cut down in a Sentence

cut down

verb
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  • The vote should help cut down on the number of robocalls made.
    — TIME, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Walz hopes his team can cut down on the turnovers and aims for about 10 or less a night.
    — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The sea wall project will begin in May, and Stumpy is among about 300 trees that will be cut down this year.
    — Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • There’s a lot of guys that had soreness today that had reps cut down.
    — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
  • The mulch in the Dilworth Community Garden came from the trees, brush and vines the group cut down.
    — Page Leggett, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • If there’s space left, pulling the side compression straps cuts down on size.
    — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Bringing their own food would have helped cut down on the midday lag and made more time for the mountain.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Others talked about trying to cut down on screen time for their kids.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2023
  • To cut down on the fat, Miller recommends bone-in chicken thighs with the skin removed.
    — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
  • This helps to cut down on some weight without cutting out any headspace.
    — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023
  • This is part of why Goro was determined not to cut down a single one.
    — Sam Anderson, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023
  • This convenience can cut down on preparation time—and the amount of cleanup.
    — Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Now, despite its deeply rooted presence, the beech tree will be cut down soon.
    — Alysa Guffey, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • More than once wanted to cut down or stop drinking, or tried to, but couldn’t? Spent a lot of time drinking?
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Make a lengthwise cut down the center of the meat, cutting almost to, but not through, the other side.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2023
  • There’s a lot of guys that had soreness (Thursday) that had their reps cut down a little bit.
    — cleveland, 28 July 2023
  • Interest has grown as the size of TV audiences has been cut down by the rise of streaming.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Which Final Four team is the most likely to cut down the nets and be crowned champions?
    — Josh Criswell, Chron, 27 Mar. 2023
  • And the number of kitchen operations after this test... had cut down from 97 to 64.
    — Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The former five-star recruit has seen his minutes cut down due to poor effort.
    — oregonlive, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Last July, working in a wooded park north of Seoul, he was ordered to cut down a tall tree.
    — Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
  • As supplies run out, many families in Gaza have cut down to one meal a day and have been left to drink dirty water.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The fabric under the hat brim is darker to cut down on glare — a major benefit when out on the water.
    — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2023
  • This will help cut down the casting learning curve by slowing down your backcast and allowing the rod to do the work.
    — Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
  • This helps to cut down costs and provide effective treatment.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Adding an anti-reflective coating to your lens may help to cut down on the glare of the headlights of an oncoming car.
    — Matthew Solan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
  • State forester Laura McCarthy said trees posing a hazard near roads would be cut down.
    — Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Developers cut down the forests and built around its lakes as the city of about 4 million exploded to house more than three times that.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The Port of San Diego has started cutting down ailing coral trees on its bayfront to prevent falling hazards.
    — Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
  • It was basically cut down to 11 and a half episodes, because that last one is slightly longer and has that coda.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2023

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