cull

I have taken pains to cull the most choice of my acquaintance.

To cull fortune from misfortune, to turn loss into profit, that is to have genius.

I cull from every faith and race the best And bravest soul for counsellor and friend.

We cull a flower here and there; we pluck an herb fresh from the hands of the Creator.

It is wisdom's work so carefully to cull the rose, as to avoid the thorn.'

It is impossible to cull from the rich repertory of these pages.

From history we may cull a few events that illustrate its power.

What could my Lady have come hither to cull from such unpromising books?

Up there in Umbria we had culled it from the roadside as you cull flowers.

We cull these facts haphazard from among hundreds of others.