pick

Example Sentences

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What was the point of picking him if you were not going to trust him?

From BBC

"Despite large differences in sea ice conditions from year to year in different regions, the model can pick it up reasonably accurately."

From Science Daily

She’s sympathetic and considerate, making sure to stop on the way to the station to pick up some nightcrawlers for Norm’s ice fishing.

From Salon

Josh Adams was picked out by Dan Edwards' precise punt for Wales's solitary try five minutes after the restart, but, for the most part, the one-way traffic continued to steamroll the visitors.

From BBC

Browne, 29, has tickets to a spring music festival in Washington and has already picked out a tank top shaped like a butterfly for the event.

From The Wall Street Journal