picking on
Example Sentences
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“He told them, ‘Why are you guys picking on me?
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025
They say Letby's defenders are picking on small bits of evidence out of context and that the constant questioning of her guilt is deeply distressing.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
The ETF market can also be mean, picking on specific people.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025
As she recalled picking on her co-star John David Washington in the ways that a sibling would, she couldn’t help but laugh.
From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024
That seemed to satisfy him, and he stopped picking on me.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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