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cut away
verb as in amputate
Example Sentences
While the camera cut away from Pascal's reaction, Zendaya smiled as Pascal held her left hand.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was called out to try to free the 50,000- to 60,000-pound whale, but their team was unable to cut away the ropes using knives.
The bloodless procedural “September 5” starts with a scene of Arledge’s ratings genius at work as he orders his crew to cut away from a triumphant winner to their devastated rival.
Erin Kilbride from Human Rights Watch is of similar mind - and says, by putting restrictions on employers, the new law will significantly “cut away at the power they have over sex workers”.
Mr O'Hara spent five weeks in Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary during which time doctors cut away large pieces of diseased flesh in a desperate bid to stop the the necrotising fasciitis spreading beyond his arm.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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