plucked

Example Sentences

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Plucked guitar notes, sparse percussion and whistling accompany the high croon of his voice, which insists on intimacy even when it gets some Auto-Tuned flourishes.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Plucked from obscurity to head China's ruling Communist Party after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, former Chinese President Jiang Zemin was expected to be just another transitional figurehead, destined to be a footnote in history.

From Reuters • Nov. 30, 2022

Plucked off the New England Patriots’ practice squad Thursday when Heinicke was placed in the coronavirus protocols, Gilbert had only walk-throughs and film study to relearn an offense he ran three years ago.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021

Plucked one time for a new assignment, he waited in a building with other prisoners.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2020

“Did you hear that, Paula? This young man believes all books were written in the distant past by dead people who picked up the stories from heaven knows where. Plucked straight from the air, maybe?”

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke