How to Use cut down in a Sentence

cut down

verb

• Look for the Gamecocks to again cut down nets in March (and April).
  — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
• 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
• Nacua cut down on junk food and worked on the field and in the weight room to make his body leaner.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2024
• Or use an Instant Pot to cut down the process to just an hour or less.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 21 Nov. 2022
• This can help cut down on food waste and grocery bills.
  — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 31 Aug. 2024
• Jay's Tree Farm provides tools and supplies to cut down the trees.
  — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Nov. 2022
• With the semi-finals ahead of us, that means our Top 10 will be cut down to a Top 8.
  — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2022
• 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
• They can be cut down among the foliage to keep the declining stems out of sight.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 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
• More than once wanted to cut down or stop drinking, or tried to, but couldn’t?
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2022
• Next, he is seen taking what appeared to be a knife and cutting down the flag pole strings.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2024
• 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
• Bess Friday Of course, Krebs isn’t the only person to cut down on screen time.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 16 May 2024
• To cut down on the fat, Miller recommends bone-in chicken thighs with the skin removed.
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
• Looking for Christmas tree farms to cut down your own tree this year?
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2022
• This helps to cut down on some weight without cutting out any headspace.
  — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023
• While most of Port Gamble was cut down, this spot was largely spared.
  — Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2024
• The city will pay to cut down and remove the trees and replace them with ones chosen by the homeowners.
  — Johanna Seltz, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2022
• Flooding has taken over some freeways and trees are cut down across the city.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2024
• Lee then opened fire on police with the pellet gun and was cut down by return fire.
  — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
• 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
• Pair this project with our no-sew beeswax food wraps to cut down on plastic use in other areas of the kitchen.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2022
• Thin rubber temples glide over your ears with ease and stay put, while a streamlined frame just along the top of the lens cuts down on bulk.
  — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
• Police responded to a report of a man with a weapon cutting down art exhibit signs in Liberty Lands Park.
  — Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024