pick on

Example Sentences

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The Patriots used their first-round pick on quarterback Mac Jones.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Well, it’s a big surprise to me too,” Mr. Blair said, “but I can tell you that the F.B.I. is not going to pay you anything for Claude, or any of the rest of you either. How did you happen to pick on Claude?”

From Literature

I have been burned by the latter before, so I shied away from doing a pre-earnings pick on SharkNinja in early November.

From Barron's

Let’s not pick on Oracle, though.

From Barron's

Let’s not pick on Oracle, though.

From Barron's