pick on

Example Sentences

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The Patriots used their first-round pick on quarterback Mac Jones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Shares have surged nearly 50% since we published the pick on June 5, when they closed at $95.18.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

The Chiefs spent a first-round pick on him to protect Patrick Mahomes' blindside in an area that's cost them two heavy Super Bowl defeats.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

As Florida State Sen. Lauren Book once explained to me, “When you get power in Florida, you can use it to pick on anyone.”

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

“I don’t like strangers. I don’t like Martians. I never seen one before. It ain’t natural. All these years you guys hide, and all of a sudden you pick on me. Leave me alone.”

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury