cut into

phrasal 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.

Examples of cut into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Recently, for example, Indiana Republicans have put out an attack mailer against Rainwater, hoping to cut into his support. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024 Instead of looking like a glorified shipping container with a window cut into it, this one is awash in natural light and has a wraparound balcony that calls a SoCal beach house to mind. Clint Davis, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2024 Black and Latino voters are key get-out-the-vote targets, an official says, but the campaign is also trying to reach Republicans and rural voters to cut into Trump's margins in some counties where some GOP voters have shown a reluctance to support Trump. Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024 After the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office failed to find family, his body was provided to the Health Science Center, where it was cut into pieces and used by medical technology companies and the Army. Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024 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 31 Oct. 2024.

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