pick and choose
Example Sentences
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“They will pick and choose what they think is important.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Instead, pick and choose your paid museums and balance with the many free ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
Williamson is no longer obliged to play for New Zealand, having signed a casual playing agreement that gives him freedom to pick and choose when he is available.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
"We're in this really great place, that I hope will continue, where we're getting to pick and choose what we want to do - rather than it being forced or an expectation," she added.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
Still, he thought, this was no time to pick and choose.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
