pick at
Example Sentences
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Going into Monday, the Rams have the No. 11 pick and another pick at No. 25 or lower.
From Los Angeles Times
U.S. and Cook Islands government news releases showed him in a suit picking at pieces of pineapple and papaya as he sat opposite a group of diplomats in Hawaiian-style shirts.
The number one pick at this year's Draft, the 18-year-old forward finished with 42 points, seven rebounds and six assists at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
From BBC
Her face breaks into a smile as Woo jumps onto her shoulder and picks at the crumbs left in his mane of fur.
From Literature
“It was me picking at my insides about the grief and disappointment I was dealing with,” she said.
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