pickings

Example Sentences

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A hunk of romaine was easy pickings for Porkchop and her three flippers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Squirrels should be smart enough to take the easy pickings over the puzzle box.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

“There are slimmer pickings, and I think a lot of the opportunities that were historically available are harder to come by,” he said, regarding funding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

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

The pickings from their rubbish heaps had become richer in consequence, and for the first time Tree-ear was able to forget about his stomach for a few hours each day.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park