pick out

Example Sentences

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Dad always used to keep a tin of the candy in the console of his car, and I’d always sneak outside and pick out the pineapple ones.

From Literature

It's not a game England fans remember too fondly, but can you pick out the players who started the match?

From BBC

Rather than helping, closing the eyes made it harder to pick out faint sounds in noisy settings, while relevant visual input provided a clear advantage.

From Science Daily

“She saw me looking at it and later she brought it here, after Tante Jans picked out . . . that.”

From Literature

“My mother made it. I picked out the fabric. It’s called a cheongsam.”

From Literature