choosy

Example Sentences

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Tech stocks look interesting—but be choosy about which to buy.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Following a disappointing year for software stocks, investors still have to be choosy when playing the sector, analysts say.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

Viewers can be choosy about how they spend their cash and time, and may not always want to gamble on a movie they’ve never heard of.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

While he wasn’t impressed at first, Sergio was soon pushing 28-year-old Mariana to be less choosy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

The modem army, smaller and increasingly high-tech, was getting quite choosy about its recruits.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz