How to Use make the cut in a Sentence

make the cut

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  • Most of them didn’t make the cut.
    — Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Blue jeans, of course, make the cut.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Did your favorites make the cut?
    — Glamour, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Anything that didn't make the cut?
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Once these recruits couldn't make the cut.
    — Davis Winkie, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Chicago did not make the cut – this time.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • And what if your favorite didn’t make the cut?
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Alas, the Twin Cities didn’t make the cut.
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
  • So was there any more to that story that didn’t make the cut?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Riley and Chloe did not make the cut.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Fitzpatrick was one of many big-name golfers who didn’t make the cut.
    — Jeff Hartman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The field was to shrink, though, as some failed to make the cut for the weekend.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2024
  • Any sandwiches did not make the cut?
    — Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • And just like those tomatoes, only the best ideas make the cut.
    — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Three major factors don't make the cut.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
  • This is the second year, which means bills that didn’t make the cut last year are still in play.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Palmer is the ninth-oldest golfer in the field and fourth-oldest to make the cut.
    — Stefan Stevenson, Dallas News, 13 May 2023
  • If Neon doesn’t land all five, which one of the 15 might make the cut?
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The past five years have seen only one studio see more than one of their films make the cut.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 July 2025
  • Financial goals are often the first to make the cut.
    — Hillary Stalker, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Ohio did not make the cut, a major shift from four years earlier.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Barnes was named as a reserve, but Ingram didn’t make the cut.
    — Eric Koreen, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • But it hadn’t been decided which series or pieces would make the cut.
    — Briana Miller | , oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
  • There were a few festival favorites that didn’t make the cut.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
  • As a result, some relievers may not make the cut.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Did the new 'Superman' make the cut?
    — Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But some may be surprised at which U-M star didn't make the cut.
    — Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Read on for our top picks, along with the 13 other knives that didn’t quite make the cut.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Then the team would discuss what would be included and what wouldn’t make the cut.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Pop Mart scours the world for artists each year, Si said, but most don't make the cut.
    — Elaine Yu, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026

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