Clear-cut in a sentence as a verb

It's rarely so clear-cut, and it's normal for people to want to blame the pilot.

It seems like a clear-cut case, and concluding "don't build anything for Twitter" is just throwing a temper tantrum.

Clear-cut in a sentence as an adjective

The most clear-cut one is that C++ is not supported in the Linux kernel and I want my library to be usable there.

This sounds like a clear-cut case of mis-catagorizing an employee as in independent contractor in order to avoid paying overtime.

Clear-cut definitions

verb

remove all the trees at one time; "clear-cut an acre of forest"

adjective

clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

See also: distinct trenchant

adjective

having had all the trees removed at one time; "clear-cut hillsides are subject to erosion"

adjective

clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; "as clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern"

See also: clear clean-cut