make the cut
idiom
: to be among the players allowed to continue playing
He has to birdie the last hole in order to make the cut.
Examples of make the cut in a Sentence
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In its tardy response, the Air Force redacted all images of alternate logo designs that didn’t make the cut, according to the magazine.
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Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Some that didn't make the cut include the Bleu Vader, the 66er and the Kahuna.
—The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
With club football again on the calendar, though, Torres will finally make the cut as revealed through a social media post and publishing of the squad list.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Of course, Highland Film Group titles most often make the cut, but the distributor also works with third party acquisitions.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
West plans to release Vultures as a trilogy project, and Pope says the licensing issues leading up to this album’s release were a matter of which songs were going to make the cut.
—Colin Stutz, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2024
However, consider this the start of a petition for Jenner to make the cut permanent.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2024
To make the cut, a camp has to have a realistic budget, a good story, a good location and a TV-worthy before-and-after amount of work to do.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Ben Silverman needed to hole-out from 109 yards to make the cut.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Some that didn't make the cut include the Bleu Vader, the 66er and the Kahuna.
—The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
With club football again on the calendar, though, Torres will finally make the cut as revealed through a social media post and publishing of the squad list.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Of course, Highland Film Group titles most often make the cut, but the distributor also works with third party acquisitions.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
West plans to release Vultures as a trilogy project, and Pope says the licensing issues leading up to this album’s release were a matter of which songs were going to make the cut.
—Colin Stutz, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2024
However, consider this the start of a petition for Jenner to make the cut permanent.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2024
To make the cut, a camp has to have a realistic budget, a good story, a good location and a TV-worthy before-and-after amount of work to do.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Ben Silverman needed to hole-out from 109 yards to make the cut.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
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