pick on

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

A Wedbush Securities analyst named the stock as a top pick on Thursday.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

They used their first-round pick on a running back in Omarion Hampton of North Carolina and signed Najee Harris, who recently came back from an eye injury that sidelined him for the majority of camp.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

The Chiefs spent a first-round pick on him to protect Patrick Mahomes' blindside in an area that's cost them two heavy Super Bowl defeats.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

She would always pick on me to read in front of the class.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers