pick and choose
Example Sentences
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With the prisons in crisis, and no obvious way just to pick and choose who is released early, how can he do it?
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
I’d pick and choose too many complex dishes and opt for recipes I’d never made before.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
“So you’ll pick and choose which court orders you’ll obey?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
The vast investment needed to develop data centers and related infrastructure allows Brookfield to pick and choose its commitments in the sector to focus on the best opportunities, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
But I’m not the first to be allowed to pick and choose, and I doubt if I’ll be the last.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
