choosey

Example Sentences

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Styles, similarly, can afford to be extremely choosey with who he speaks to.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

Pale blue with a white bib, the pinyon jay typically mates for life and can be choosey about where to build a nest.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023

Another likely cause of the shifts: Journal editors have become more choosey, says Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, a virologist at the University of Hong Kong.

From Science Magazine • May 16, 2022

But you can’t be too choosey when you’re going with emojis to try to spell your last name.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2018

It's only because Beth is a bit choosey.

From Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel by Comfort, Will Levington