Example Sentences

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While he’s cuttingly funny about his own persona on his social media, he admits the culture of modern fame is nerve-racking and can poison the well for both songwriting and being your best self.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

They cuttingly but affectionately volley quip after quip with the finesse of Grand Slam champions.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

On this, James Baldwin wrote so brilliantly and cuttingly in his essay "On Being 'White' ... and Other Lies":

From Salon • May 5, 2023

The hardpan streets had cuttingly sharp edges, but they also glinted with mica, which as a kid struck me like treasure — if you could dig it out, wouldn’t it be silver dust?

From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2021

Nye, whose normal voice is cuttingly nasal and naturally intimidating, was attempting a subdued timbre, a disarming, throwaway style.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote