Example Sentences

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Plucking the flowers is a key part of the process.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Plucking out historical anecdotes, ad libbing some connective tissue, then presenting the result as a constitutional principle “misses the forest for the trees.”

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2024

Plucking mushrooms from there would be similar to eating yellow snow: gross.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023

Plucking an enigmatic postcard with the phrase “We know where you live” from the dark recesses of your home mailbox might alarm anyone unfamiliar with Radiohead’s elaborate, vaguely playful approach to the album rollout.

From The New Yorker • May 5, 2016

Plucking the dragon from his shoulder, he carried it to his desk.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville