How to Use offcut in a Sentence

offcut

noun
  • And that's a very efficient way to approach shaping biscuits because there are no offcuts and there's no wastage.
    Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Butcher block and laminate are budget-friendly, and stone offcuts can work for small spaces.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The offcuts were entombed, encased in this diamond and preserved.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Heating utilizes pellets made from wood offcuts from local forestry programs that would otherwise be thrown away.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Three-dimensional knitting ensures the designs hold their shape over time and that there are no offcuts, while the brand’s yarns are dyed with a water-free technique.
    Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The structure is clad inside and out with offcuts of cork sourced from Portugal, which were heated and bound into blocks before being cut and sculpted.
    Gabriella Angeleti, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
  • Every part of the animal ends up in a home—offcuts end up folded into croquettes, parts of all manner end up as old school charcuterie and fat from beef is turned into chicharron.
    Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Here crockery is made with recycled materials, produce comes from organic farm partners, and offcuts are transformed into stocks and sauces.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The companies said this approach cuts fabric offcuts and shortens production time by reducing the number of pattern pieces and construction steps.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Inside, its workbench and tool walls are made from birch plywood offcuts and there's also indirect LED lighting installed.
    New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
  • And the writer-director tips his hand by having Kakeru collect the offcuts from Otone’s architectural models and start building his own model in secret.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • Her studio now employs six artisans who turn fabric offcuts from garment factories, batik workshops and bridal ateliers into one-of-a-kind tapestries and architectural panels.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Unifi—which recycles post-industrial and post-consumer fabric waste such as offcuts, seasonal items and misprints through its Repreve Takeback program—has been an early adopter of textile-to-textile recycling.
    Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
  • The problem with the trash pies from the restaurant’s perspective, Abe told me, was that many diners who weren’t me wanted pizza and only pizza — specifically pepperoni pizza, which was not made with unwanted pork offal and offcuts but regular ‘roni.
    Restaurant Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Many of its creatives embrace reclaimed materials and industrial offcuts in their practice, making Park Royal a leading voice in London's sustainable design movement.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The cruise line has since developed more than 200 Go Green tours—from learning about regenerative farming in Yangon, Myanmar to meeting a designer in Tallinn, Estonia, who creates fashion using old garments and factory offcuts.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024

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