cutting room
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cutting room
1830–40, for earlier sense
Example Sentences
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Marcia described him as “very intense” in the cutting room.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
This is a film about what really goes on behind the scenes, what happens in the footage of pop star documentaries that’s left on the cutting room floor.
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025
John Malkovich had been due to appear in the film as Red Ghost, however, Shakman told Variety, it was "heart-breaking" to ultimately have to leave his scenes on the cutting room floor.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025
It was a sister chair of one I would settle into in my father’s cutting room on the mornings I drove into work with him to the studio.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025
He carried the diamond knife and the plug of plastic containing the toast crumb of cells into the cutting room.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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