pick off
Example Sentences
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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
Armed with a virtually unlimited war chest, the professor would pick off the top scientists at less well financed labs—starting, presumably, with DeepMind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
BigBear can certainly pick off smaller, more specialized government contracts, however, and even has a partnership with Palantir.
From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025
Bellotti started Saturday's fight on the front foot, but Padley's sharp footwork and elite conditioning allowed him to pick off the 34-year-old.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025
Also, the more we thought about DNA chemistry, the more unlikely seemed the possibility that even Linus could pick off the structure in total ignorance of the work at King’s.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
