cut into
verb
cut into; cutting to; cuts into
: to reduce the amount of (something)
Although it would cut into profits, we were forced to lower our prices.
The extra time I was spending at work was cutting into my time with my family.
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In an attempt to stabilize their attendance base, chains like Six Flags have started to offer all-parks passes to give visitors access to all 42 of their parks and cut into some of the destination market.
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HubSpot, 1 June 2026
The wheat straw was then cut into smaller pieces and pretreated to remove dust and other fine particles, and then bleached.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
The presence of Fitzpatrick, a player the Dolphins traded to the New York Jets, significantly cut into his snaps.
—Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
As Wembanyama cut into a piece of salmon, the NBC commentator and former Sixth Man of the Year posed a layered question that yielded a simple answer.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 31 May 2026
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HubSpot, 1 June 2026
The wheat straw was then cut into smaller pieces and pretreated to remove dust and other fine particles, and then bleached.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
The presence of Fitzpatrick, a player the Dolphins traded to the New York Jets, significantly cut into his snaps.
—Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
As Wembanyama cut into a piece of salmon, the NBC commentator and former Sixth Man of the Year posed a layered question that yielded a simple answer.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 31 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for cut into
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“Cut into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20into. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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