How to Use cutback in a Sentence

cutback

1 of 2 noun

• Internal project emails point to cutbacks in guard staffing as the source of most cost savings.
  — Ian MacDougall, ProPublica, 3 Dec. 2019
• Last time, they frequently got caught out of position, left too many cutback lanes for the back to attack and then fared poorly in pursuit.
  — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2020
• Those cutbacks combined with weaknesses in regulations mean the water picture in Arizona’s urban core is not as secure as once thought.
  — AZCentral.com, 5 Dec. 2019
• Other members such as Iraq, Russia and Kazakhstan have struggled to deliver the cutbacks they were supposed to make at the start of the year.
  — Grant Smith, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
• The world’s top producer of luxury and commercial vehicles set the scene for the cutbacks two months ago when Kallenius warned investors returns may remain depressed for the next two years.
  — Christoph Rauwald, Bloomberg.com, 7 Jan. 2020
• While the press release does not specify how many employees will lose their jobs, Bloomberg got word that corporate cutbacks would affect around 300 employees.
  — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 8 Jan. 2020
• But growth has dwindled over the last two years, with overall car sales dropping 8% last year amid a general economic slowdown and cutbacks on government subsidies for electric vehicles.
  — Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2020
• Years of drought, rapid growth and cutbacks in Colorado River water are increasing the pressures on groundwater in areas that fall under state regulation.
  — AZCentral.com, 5 Dec. 2019
• Pichai does have a case to make for the layoffs and a cutback in perks.
  — Steven Levy, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2023
• The Tampa Bay Rays were the first team known to make cutbacks.
  — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 1 May 2020
• The layoffs come at the end of a year of cutbacks across the tech industry.
  — Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• Swift did have a nice cutback on Jamel Dean on a 14-yard run.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2020
• Dianna's Jet drops in and looks to show speed in the opener on the cutback.
  — Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 29 Apr. 2021
• And a great practice to have in your quiver is the midseason cutback.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2024
• Chubb’s cutback in front of Schobert was the Browns chasing their first playoff berth since 2002.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 28 Nov. 2020
• Gibson carried the load with his cutback runs on stretch plays.
  — Tom Canavan, courant.com, 9 Jan. 2022
• One cutback later, and Will was off for a 77-yard touchdown.
  — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2022
• In the 15th minute, Sacramento striker Cameron Iwasa had the first chance of the game, scuffing a cutback wide from 12 yards out.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2021
• The pandemic led to a cutback in her hours, adding even more stress to their bank account.
  — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Dec. 2022
• Some claimed the cutback to two meals a day was in retaliation for the strike.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 28 Sep. 2022
• The 32-year-old split two defenders with a cutback to find an open shooting lane for a 2-0 lead.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2021
• At the crux of the protocols is a cutback on where personnel can go.
  — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 19 Jan. 2021
• So far the states have not agreed on how to split up those cutbacks, and next week the department will reveal its own plan.
  — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2023
• In that race, Flyer was caught deep stretch, so the cutback to 6 ½ furlongs looks ideal.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2021
• The news of the moment keeps veering between cutbacks and comebacks.
  — Peter Bart, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
• That’s progress over previous months, but still a far cry from the 15% cutback Gov. Gavin Newsom called for last year.
  — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022
• On first down, Chubb ran left, once again behind Njoku and Bitonio, and Chubb almost had a cutback lane.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 21 Dec. 2021
• Olvera, using cutback moves up the middle, scored on a 4-yard run to push the Lakers’ lead to 14-0 late in opening quarter.
  — oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2021
• Farmers in Colorado have been dealing with water cutbacks for a long time, and they’re used to it.
  — Melina Walling and Brittany Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2023
• Paramount Global has initiated the next phase of its plan to lay off 15% of its U.S. workforce, saying the cuts will be 90% complete after further cutbacks today.
  — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024

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cut back

2 of 2 verb

• These can be cut back after the first few frosts of autumn.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
• Keep weedy areas of your yard cut back to deprive them of a place to call home.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2024
• As workers lose their jobs and consumers cut back on spending, business gains dry up.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2022
• Now some recruiters have been forced to cut back their rates or are getting transferred to work in different departments.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 17 Sep. 2022
• But, with his decision to cut back, Lucas is not depriving himself of not-so-guilty pleasures.
  — Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022
• Rising fertilizer costs have forced farmers to cut back on farm inputs like fertilizer.
  — Sarah Bowman, IndyStar, 30 Sep. 2022
• Many parents will appreciate cutting back on clutter and the kids can feel good that their costumes will go to good use and live on the next Halloween.
  — Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Oct. 2024
• Flowers froze a defender and cut back to cruise into the end zone and help the Eagles take a 14-6 edge into halftime.
  — Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022
• New research from two companies reveals that while holiday spending is expected to increase this year, the high cost of essential items is forcing many households to cut back.
  — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
• And as people spend less on travel, dining out and entertainment, those hoteliers and restaurateurs will have fewer customers to serve and eventually cut back on staff.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2022
• But a push by scientists to encourage their consumption and cut back on ranching has in recent years inspired some new products; grasshopper hamburgers, sauces and pizza among them.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
• That caused stocks to tank in 2022, as spiraling prices of everyday things forced pretty well everyone, no matter how rich, to cut back to varying degrees.
  — Michael Foster, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
• The problem-solving leading up to [shooting] was about crunching down, visiting the space, talking together, seeing what was possible, and knowing what to cut back on.
  — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
• In 2019, Harris suggested the guidelines include cutting back on red meat to address climate concerns.
  — Kelly Alexander, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024
• But implementing such reductions is a heavy lift, which would require countries to pay subsidies to compensate for the losses incurred as companies are forced to cut back their production.
  — Evan Halper, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022
• The steady decline in gas prices has been driven by multiple factors, including recession fears that have knocked down oil prices and the fact that some Americans cut back on driving when gas prices spiked this summer.
  — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022
• But the truth of the matter is, shrubs don’t need to be cut back.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 22 Oct. 2022
• Next year, the courses will have to cut back to 4 acre-feet.
  — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 30 Dec. 2022
• The bottom line is this: be a friend to your body and cut back on red meat.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2022
• And Groom’s plan to cut back on yelling - and drinking - didn’t last long.
  — Gus Garcia-Roberts, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2023
• To cut back on refined carbs, eat more whole grains, such as brown rice and oats.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
• Mitchell, now in the end zone, cut back toward his sideline.
  — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2023
• If the answer to any of those questions is yes, push yourself to cut back this year.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
• That means her children have to cut back their work hours or shell out for a sitter.
  — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2022
• If needed, they can be thinned and cut back to several feet above the ground.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2022
• The war forced him to cut back, first to 10 cigarettes, then six, then just a lone morning smoke.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
• Frostweed can grow to 7 or 8 feet in a single season and should be cut back by a third in June.
  — Holly Haber, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
• So Nike is cutting back supply to try to juice demand and sell them at full prices.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
• The scoring play came on a toss to McCaffrey, who cut back toward the middle, found the seam and went the distance.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
• In 2020, the city cut back on the park patrol, and huge piles of trash accumulated along the shore and spilled into the lake.
  — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024