pluck
Example Sentences
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And it plucks a nerve in a country still scarred by its history of militarism.
She plucks a single piece of watermelon from the bowl and pops it into her mouth.
From Literature
She plucked a tiny twig stuck in one of her French braids.
From Literature
If Bezos had any of that pluck, we certainly would not be reading about the Post’s pending demise.
From Salon
Yodchanan, a professor of biomedical engineering, has now been plucked from the lecture halls of Mahidol University to carry the family banner.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
