pick on
Example Sentences
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Last year, the Chargers used the identical 22nd pick on North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton, who showed flashes of promise as a rookie but also slogged through an injury-plagued season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
And while it would be unfair to pick on MGM—or its producing partner here, the BBC—this “Tale” fits what has become a predictable pattern among literary adaptations, and period pieces in general.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
But the point of such suits seems to be less to pick on each company/influencer one by one and more to make undisclosed partnerships a business risk and potential liability writ large.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
Dell was a Barron’s stock pick on Oct.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
I had to prove to them that they did not have the right to pick on me because I was smaller than they were.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
