pick out
Example Sentences
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Rather than helping, closing the eyes made it harder to pick out faint sounds in noisy settings, while relevant visual input provided a clear advantage.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
“This team is ready to go,” said McDuffie, a first-round pick out of Washington who starred in high school at Anaheim Servite and Bellflower St. John Bosco highs.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Tandy, meanwhile, said he was "disappointed" with the result but preferred to pick out the positives in a performance which was head and shoulders above anything Wales have produced in recent years.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
With two pink-felted mallets in his right hand and one in the left, he began to pick out the mesmeric rhythm and melody, expertly striking the xylophone-like metal bars creating a delicate, resonant sound.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
I could even pick out my own N, and Celia’s C, as well as the R for our Ryan.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
