pickings
Example Sentences
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The drink lineup was solid, much better than the slim pickings at my $89 beach day in the Dominican Republic a few days earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
Squirrels should be smart enough to take the easy pickings over the puzzle box.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
This year, low rainfall led to slim pickings in the West Bank, including for the tree whose many nicknames include the Elder, the Bedouin Tree and Mother of Olives.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
He said customers in the BSU were "easy pickings".
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025
I shoot two fish, easy pickings in this slow-moving stream, and go ahead and eat one raw even though I've just had the groosling.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
