pick off
Example Sentences
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The traditional "big four" grocers at the time - Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons - were slow to respond to the new competition, leaving the challengers to gradually pick off their shoppers.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Navy decommissioned its last battleship in 1992, after the military recognized that battleships had become sitting ducks, vulnerable to modern military munitions that could pick off the vessel from the sky.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
People following or involved in the sales process said the assets could be sold in one go, or buyers could pick off different pieces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
BigBear can certainly pick off smaller, more specialized government contracts, however, and even has a partnership with Palantir.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
She steps over to a flowerpot to pick off dead geraniums.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
