How to Use cut-and-dried in a Sentence

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• The decisions are even more cut-and-dried when a dancer brings in her coach.
  — Cathy Alter, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
• But the rules – and their enforcement – aren’t always cut-and-dried.
  — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
• For another, the issues were more cut-and-dried four decades ago.
  — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
• Using a cut-and-dry approach may single them out and shut them down.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2024
• The facts of the matter were fairly cut-and-dried, the only issue being how the court would respond to them.
  — Matt Farwell, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
• What seems like a cut-and-dried case is revealed to have layers upon layers.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2024
• The dam removal issue is not entirely cut-and-dried yet.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2023
• Angela told Fox News Digital the issue isn't cut-and-dry.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2023
• But the reality of the app’s influence on discussions around the war isn’t cut-and-dried.
  — David Ingram, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
• The numbers on the health benefits of sun exposure remain less cut-and-dried.
  — Kara McGrath, Allure, 28 June 2024
• Others say it's not cut-and-dry, or that there are other factors to consider.
  — Michael Tarm, ajc, 24 Mar. 2023
• Having that pick — along with a second first-rounder, No. 20, as well as three second-round picks — carries a bit more intrigue than the cut-and-dried first pick.
  — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2024
• That’s because of two aspects that are anything but cut-and-dried: copyright law and a new technology.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• Football is an immensely complicated sport, but this seems pretty cut-and-dry: The Niners need to run the ball more.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
• The more expensive tests are often a cut-and-dry digital display to leave no room for confusion.
  — Rachael Schultz, Health, 24 Feb. 2023
• Consumers are turning away from the cut-and-dry marketing strategies of the past in search of authentic, eye-catching campaigns that have meaning.
  — Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
• Yes, but: The politics of energy in 2024 are not cut-and-dry, and Pennsylvania is no exception.
  — Ben Geman, Axios, 23 July 2024
• To say this momentarily threw a wrench into the idea that this year’s Oscars would be a cut-and-dried affair is understating things.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2023
• While Annecy audiences proved largely opposed to titles made using AI, a consensus wasn’t so cut-and-dry among some artists at this year’s event.
  — Jamie Lang, Variety, 15 June 2024
• What’s noteworthy about that cut-and-dried response is how utterly Ferrari believes it.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
• Whether Davis’ previous statements tied to his disclosure to feds are admissible in a Las Vegas courtroom might not be a cut-and-dry answer.
  — Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023
• While most back-to-work scenarios are more cut-and-dried — the studio film will take precedence over the passion-project indie — other situations are more nebulous.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
• Read full article If the charges against Jones are as cut-and-dried as presented by state police Friday, then Jones should be released immediately.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2023
• Any actions by an AI system outside those parameters would be a cut-and-dried violation.
  — Lauren Kahn, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2023
• Above all, Zero Dark Thirty is a riveting recreation of one of the most intense intelligence operations of all time, while its lack of cut-and-dry ethical stances speaks to the darkest side of the espionage game — and human nature.
  — Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
• Employees frequently give different answers to my questions, as though cut-and-dry information of, for instance, the pool’s weekday hours, are matters of interpretation.
  — Zoë Bernard, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
• Regardless of any possible mitigating circumstances, the veteran producer sees Disney’s decision in cut-and-dried terms.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 4 Jan 2025