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

“There’s so much uncertainty on inflation, on tariffs, but what I would tell you is consumers are being choosy, but they’re choosing E.l.f.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

For one thing, they had to be choosy about where they went.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat