How to Use "Cut" with Example Sentences

cut (n): a skin wound; a hole or tear; a reduction or decrease

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Used with adjectives:

"I have a little cut on my finger."
(little, small, tiny, minor, slight)

"He had a bad cut."
(bad, deep, nasty)

"I got a paper cut."
(paper)

"We will take a big cut in our pay."
(big, deep, large, major, sharp, dramatic, huge, massive, small)

"We are facing federal cuts."
(federal, government, budget, funding, job)

"We are forced to take a pay cut."
(pay, salary, wage)

"The president promised a tax cut."
(tax)

Used with verbs:

"I have a deep cut from the sharp knife."
(have, got, suffered)

"Could you help me bandage the cut?"
(bandage, cover, dress)

"The cut will heal."
(heal)

"The government must make spending cuts."
(make, impose)

"The workers will face pay cuts."
(face, accept, suffer, take)

Used with prepositions:

"Try to make a small cut in the cloth."
(in)

"She had a cut on her leg."
(on)

"He suffered cuts to his arms and face in the attack."
(to)