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picks at
Example Sentences
On this, his third album, he picks at the scabs of northern working-class life, and rails against a system that leaves families mired in bureaucratic neglect.
She picks at the American lionization of our creative heroes, especially those with asterisks next to their names because they’ve abused young women.
The oatmeal color looks about right and when Risa picks at it with her trowel, the surrounding black and gray debris falls away, revealing the rough outline of a box’s edge.
Gavin Lux and Freddie Freeman were also healthy enough to be in the starting lineup, with the latter recording a single and making two key picks at first base.
Teams have been shying away from using premium picks at running back in recent years as offenses have focused more on the passing game and teams have shifted away from using bell-cow backs.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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