How to Use cutaway in a Sentence

cutaway

noun
  • Some of them featured cutaways that revealed vast amounts of skin.
    — Vogue, 9 Feb. 2018
  • The cutaway scenes were shot on different days and were more scripted.
    — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Large gold cutaway earrings frame her face, which has little makeup.
    — Rachel Donadio, Vogue, 30 June 2021
  • Across the way was an oceanfront house that had been cleaved by the wind to provide a cutaway look at the inside.
    — Mike Clary, Sun-Sentinel.com, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Opposite that a cutaway ceiling and spiral stairs lead to the third-floor loft.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2018
  • There will probably be a few camera cutaways to the Mayes’ box, too.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
  • During the first half, Swift was the focus of camera cutaways five times.
    — Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024
  • As the replay got rolling, Schwab and Dean cued up the next series of cutaways.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
  • But her set, at times, felt a little over produced with way too many cutaway shots to pyrotechnics.
    — cleveland, 3 Feb. 2020
  • The cutaway bustier made Kylie's look all the more revealing, as did her thigh-high leg slit.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Dec. 2019
  • There’s a tiny fly that’s flitting around the corner of a marble tombstone in one of the scene’s cutaway shots.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2021
  • The one-shoulder mini-dress is cutaway at the back, and is also extremely short.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Aug. 2018
  • The incredible gown featured a huge leg slit, and a cutaway back section.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Jan. 2020
  • This steel-string guitar has a stylish cutaway and extra-wide soundhole, giving it a modern look.
    — Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2020
  • This cutaway shows the double stack of Ultium battery modules.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The above-the-ankle hem balanced out the cutaway sleeves, which ran several inches past her fingers.
    — Maria Ward, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2018
  • How many cutaways to crying children are shown during an NFL game?
    — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2018
  • And the camera angles are almost always great without gimmicks or bad cutaways.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • And then six leprechauns, students wearing cutaway green suits and Irish country hats, burst into the gym.
    — Laken Litman, Indianapolis Star, 4 May 2018
  • That said, the frequency of cutaways could make one feel at times that the game was interrupting the commercials.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Each one is introduced through a full one or two-page drawing of the craft, with cutaways showing what transpires on the various decks.
    — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Another cutaway, then back to Brassard, who was taking the puck from the goal out of an official's hand.
    — Jose M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2021
  • In a cutaway shot, the TV broadcast showed the two leaders after the third Russian goal.
    — Margaret Coker, New York Times, 14 June 2018
  • Oh, and there was one cutaway to Messi the dog from Anatomy of a Fall clapping that broke me a little.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Golden Girls used them; the cutaway is standard on Family Guy.
    — Meghan De Maria, refinery29.com, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Their opponents, the Dancing Dolls, are wearing cutaway gold lamé leotards with white gloves.
    — Zack Arias, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
  • Their opponents, the Dancing Dolls, are wearing cutaway gold lamé leotards with white gloves.
    — Zack Arias, Smithsonian, 29 Jan. 2017
  • Both landscapes feature a wide strip of brown across the bottom — cutaways of the earth, where the bodies of men, women and children are laid out in caskets.
    — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 6 May 2017
  • The electric van can be had in a variety of options including cargo van, cutaway, chassis cab, and with three roof heights and three body lengths.
    — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 3 Mar. 2020
  • That performance famously featured a cutaway to Franklin, singing along with her eyes closed as Erivo slayed the song.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2021

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