Definition of CUTBACK

Examples of cutback in a Sentence

Verb

we need to cut back the bushes a bit so that the house number is visible from the street cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Not helping matters were hundreds of layoffs at the Fremont plant, which the company said was a culling related to poor performance reviews and not a staffing cutback. — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, "Tesla producing far fewer Model 3s than Elon Musk promised, extending wait time," 3 Jan. 2018 The cutback in production is likely to be temporary as Glencore explores new copper-mining methods for the mine. ... — Scott Patterson, WSJ, "Glencore to Cut Production at Major Copper, Cobalt Mine," 19 Feb. 2019 Bu the sharp Metro cutbacks — announced Friday afternoon — also caught many riders by surprise. — Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times, "Metro buses still on reduced snow schedules while slush brings new driving risks," 12 Feb. 2019 Sunrun has pursued none of the same cutbacks that Tesla has imposed on SolarCity. — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, "Tesla’s SolarCity lost ground to Sunrun in 2018," 21 Dec. 2018 Even as staffers anticipate potential cutbacks, ABC News, which is owned by Disney, continues to pay huge amounts of money to the stars at the top of its on-air roster. — Brian Flood, Fox News, "Disney selling ABC News’ longtime headquarters as trouble looms for embattled TV stars, journalists," 13 June 2018 Lake Mead has never fallen low enough to trigger cutbacks, but a nearly two-decade drought and growing demand makes a shortage more and more likely. — Washington Post, "Mexico, 2 US states could see Colorado River cutback in 2020," 9 May 2018 Burman repeated her call for the seven U.S. states that use the river to come up with a contingency plan to avoid mandatory cutbacks. — Dan Elliott, Fox News, "Odds of shortage increase for vital river in US Southwest," 24 Aug. 2018 But in recent years, Moscow’s space program has been hit with sharp funding cutbacks, sagging employee morale and a spate of unmanned launch failures. — Andy Pasztor, WSJ, "Rocket Launch Setback Threatens to Hobble U.S. Space Exploration," 11 Oct. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Decreasing rains and floodwaters means the navy can cut back on its rescue teams in Kerala, navy spokesman Capt. — Aijaz Rahi, Fox News, "Indian military scales down flood rescue operations," 21 Aug. 2018 The American Beverage Association has used aggressive campaigning to beat back soda tax and other measures intended to get people to cut back on sugary drinks. — Washington Post, "California may block new local soda taxes," 28 June 2018 South Africa still has large swathes of invasive plants to clear, and the weeds are spreading faster than they can be cut back, Dinan said, which means the jet fuel project could both aid that effort and is unlikely to run out of stock to make fuel. — Munyaradzi Makoni, The Christian Science Monitor, "South African planes may soon fly on waste plants," 27 June 2018 Make sure they are cut back so as not to obstruct airflow. — For Lg&e Ku, The Courier-Journal, "Check out these no-fuss ways to save energy and money this summer.," 26 June 2018 Only two industries cut back positions in the last month: leisure and hospitality, and trade, transportation and utilities, the department said. — Molly Sullivan, sacbee, "Unemployment rate in Sacramento region falls to all-time low," 15 June 2018 The coffee company is cutting back on those available for a limited time drinks by 30%, USA Today reports. — Lisa Marie Segarra, Fortune, "Starbucks Is Cutting Down on Its Special Limited Release Drinks," 27 Apr. 2018 Then business slowed at Norcold, and the company cut back on workers’ hours, causing a number of Puerto Ricans to seek other jobs. — Erin Ailworth And, WSJ, "In Need of Workers, the Midwest Recruits From Puerto Rico," 14 Feb. 2019 The daughter of Stay Thirsty drops out of maiden special weight competition for the initial time and cuts back to one turn after a pair of efforts going a mile and 40 yards at Tampa Bay Downs to start her 2017. — Scott Shapiro, The Courier-Journal, "Twinspires.com's free expert pick for Tuesday at Churchill Downs," 30 Apr. 2018

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